Steamer Lane-Middle Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Steamer Lane-Middle Peak over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so the outlook is a bit of a slow rollercoaster. We've got a long stretch of small, ordinary conditions to kick things off, but there's a solid pulse of energy building towards the end of the first week and into early September. The real standout action looks like it's shaping up for the end of August and the start of September.

For the first few days, things are pretty flat. Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th are small and messy, with weak, short-period swell. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Tuesday the 25th through Wednesday the 27th morning are still tiny, with the combined swell energy barely registering (59). It's a bit of a slow period.

But things start to change on Thursday the 27th afternoon. The wind goes light offshore out of the WNW, and the swell gets a little bump to 4 ft, with the combined energy jumping to a solid (292). It's still only a 7-second period, so not a ton of shape, but it's clean.

Now, Friday the 28th afternoon is where we get our first real standout. The swell is 5 ft from the WNW, and the wind goes glassy. That's the magic word. The combined energy (356) is moderate. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it won't have the grunt of a groundswell, but with zero wind, Middle Peak will be as clean as a whistle. This is the pick of the first week.

The good run continues right through the weekend and into Monday the 31st. Saturday the 29th has a 5 ft WNW swell with light offshore winds, and the energy is up there (351). Sunday the 30th is similar, clean and in the 5 ft range. But Monday the 31st afternoon is a real thumper: 6 ft WNW swell with a solid 12 mph offshore wind from the NW. The combined energy is strong (398). That's a powerful, clean machine for the experts.

We hit a bit of a lull on Tuesday the 1st of September with a tiny, weak swell, but then Wednesday the 2nd of September afternoon looks like it could be the best of the entire run. The swell is 6 ft from the WNW, the wind is light cross-off, and the combined energy is strong (678). That's a lot of power. The period is still 8 seconds, making it a windswell, so it might be a bit sectiony, but for a reef like Middle Peak, it'll be reeling.

Thursday the 3rd of September holds onto a solid 4 ft, clean swell. Friday the 4th of September has a bigger 6 ft NW swell, but the wind goes cross-shore, making it a bit more of a battle. The weekend of the 5th and 6th of September is a bit messy with onshore and cross-shore winds, dropping the quality. The last call on Monday the 7th of September is a clean but small 3 ft morning.

All in all, the standout window is from Friday the 28th of August afternoon through to Monday the 31st of August, with Wednesday the 2nd of September afternoon being another really promising day. The rest of the time is pretty ordinary and small.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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