States Avenue (Gas Chambers) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for States Avenue over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you – it's a bit of a dry spell for the most part. We've got a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy conditions before a tiny flicker of hope shows up much later.

For the first week and a half, honestly, it's pretty grim. From now right through to around the 19th of September, there's just nothing to get excited about. Day after day we're seeing knee-high dribble or wind-chopped slop. The combined swell energy is mostly stuck in the double digits (51, 33, 10... you get the picture), which is as weak as it sounds. The winds are all over the place – cross, cross-on, and cross-off – and they're rarely light enough to make the tiny waves worth looking at. There is a slight bump on the 10th of September, Thursday morning, where a 5ft swell from the SSW shows up, giving a combined energy of 149 (moderate), with a clean cross-off wind. But the period is a short, bumpy 6 seconds, and the overall call is still "poor surf conditions". It's a tease, not a goer. That afternoon shows some potential with 5ft and 314 energy, but again, it's let down by that short period. For the rest of that first stretch, if you're a kiter and you see that 19 mph cross-on wind on the 14th or that 22 mph blast on the 19th, you might have more fun than a paddler.

Now, here is the one true standout, but it's a long way off. Mark your calendars for Sunday, the 20th of September. Specifically, the morning session. We get a clean 4ft SSW swell with a period of 5 seconds – short, I know, but it's coming with a proper offshore wind from the NW at 12 mph. That moderate offshore breeze (48 mph equivalent feel) will be cleaning it right up. The combined energy climbs to 101 (moderate wave energy). It's finally described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – which in this bleak forecast, is a win. This is the pick of the entire 16-day window, no question.

Monday the 21st of September morning is also worth a look. A cleaner 4ft swell from the NE with a light 6 mph cross-off breeze, and energy at 110. It's not a home run, but it's a solid base-hit after all the nothingness. After that, Tuesday the 22nd brings a bit more size (6ft from the E) but it's cross-shore and the call is only "marginal".

So, for the hardcore, keep an eye on the 20th morning. Everything else is a write-off. Don't bother paddling out for that tiny, onshore chop. Save your energy.

Rusty out.

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