State Line Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's break down what's cooking at State Line for the next couple of weeks. I'll be honest – it's a slow burner. The opening days are pretty weak, with small, junky waves and a light cross-onshore breeze messing with the surface. The water's sitting at about 59°F, which is just a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing special.

Things finally wake up on Saturday, August 29th. The morning still feels average with 2ft SSW groundswell and a long 18-second period, but the 15 km/h cross-shore wind leaves a bit of texture. The afternoon is where you see the pulse – swell picks up to 4ft from the SSW, period still at 18 seconds, and the combined energy hits a solid moderate 1138. The wind is cross-shore at 20 km/h, so not glassy, but it's the first real push of energy. The SSW direction lines up well with the exposed SW-facing break, so there's some proper grunt.

Sunday the 30th is similar – morning has 4ft SSW swell with 812 energy, but a cross-onshore wind. Afternoon drops to 3ft. Then Monday, August 31st, gives you a little window of perfection. The morning is dead calm – glassy conditions with a light 5 km/h wind from the SSW, and a clean 3ft SSW swell. It's small, but glassy is glassy, and the 14-second period gives it a nice shape. That's the best bet for a fun, clean session without too many people – just 'sometimes' crowded at State Line.

After that, it dries up. The first week of September is mostly small and messy, with cross-shore winds and swell barely reaching 3ft. Not worth your time. There's a spike on Thursday, September 3rd – the afternoon shows 8ft of short-period NW windswell (7 seconds) with 966 energy, but a strong 40 km/h NNW wind. It's cross-offshore so the surface is clean, but 8ft is expert-only territory, and the short period makes it nasty. Not a fun paddle.

Another one to watch is Thursday, September 10th, in the afternoon. That's a 8ft NW swell with a 10-second period and a huge 1464 combined energy – that's strong. The wind is light and cross-on at 5 km/h, so the surface is clean. The NW direction isn't the break's perfect SW angle, but with that much energy, it'll bend in. Still, 8ft is big for most, and it's over a week away, so keep it on the radar but don't bet the farm.

If you want a solid wave, hit that Monday the 31st glassy morning. After that, there's a long dry spell until that mid-September pulse, and even that's a gamble.

Rusty.

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