Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Spew Pits over the next couple of weeks.

First things first, the charts are painting a pretty bleak picture for the next week or so. There’s a whole lot of nothing good on the table for a while. The water’s sitting at a warm 75°, about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice if you’re in the water, but doesn’t help the waves right now.

We’re looking at a massive dry spell. From now, right through until the morning of Monday the 13th of September, it’s just a run of poor surf conditions. The wind is pumping from the north and north-northeast, blowing a solid 15 to 19 mph, and it’s sitting cross or cross-offshore pretty much the whole time. The swell is hanging around 2 feet to 5 feet, but the combined energy is in the moderate range, peaking around 410 on the Saturday. It doesn’t matter though – the wind is just tearing it up, creating a lumpy cross-chop. For an exposed reef break like this, that’s a write-off. Honestly, with those winds and that size, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for the next ten days.

The only real glimmer in this whole 16-day window comes on the morning of Sunday the 13th of September. The wind drops right off to a mere 3 mph, a slight air, swinging to the northeast and sitting cross-offshore. The swell will be a clean 4 feet from the north, but with a short period of 8 seconds, so it won’t have much grunt. The combined energy is a moderate 223. Conditions are expected to be good, and with that light wind, it’ll be glassy clean. This is the standout, but don’t expect perfection – it’s a short-period swell on a reef, so it’ll be a bit quick and fat. Still, it’s the only session worth paddling out for in the whole outlook.

After that, the Monday morning of the 14th of September sees a decent looking 3 feet swell from the NNW with a nice 13-second period, so it’ll have some push, but the wind is back up to a cross-off 3 mph, keeping it clean. The combined energy is a moderate 318. That’s another one to pencil in.

Beyond that, it goes back to being a bit ordinary. The second week is full of moderate breezes and small, short-period junk from the north and north-northeast. The swell is tiny, often only 1 feet to 4 feet, with periods of 6 to 8 seconds, so it’s just not happening. The whole period is a tough slog, so don’t hold your breath for any miracles.

Keep it salty,
Rusty

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