Stent Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at the forecast for Stent Road. This is a reef and point setup, for the advanced crew, and it’s exposed to the swell. The water’s sitting at 58°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there.

The next couple of days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. Tuesday morning is a no-go with a strong cross-onshore wind and a lumpy 12 ft swell from the WSW – that’s a messy, powerful mix that’s not worth the paddle out. The energy is huge, reading 3809, but it’s just not clean. By Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings SE and goes cross-off, dropping the swell to 6 ft, but the period is a very long 15 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and for a point and reef, this could be linking up nicely, but the forecast says it’s only marginal. Wednesday morning shows some promise with a 6 ft WSW swell and a 13-second period, clean cross-off winds from the SE, but it’s only a marginal call. The energy is still solid at 1274.

Now, Thursday the 6th of August is where it gets interesting. The morning is glassy, dead calm, with a 3 ft waist-high swell from the WSW. The period is 12 seconds, so there’s some shape to it. The energy is a mild 346, but it’s clean as a whistle. This is a great little window for a session, quiet and uncrowded, but it’s not the standout.

The real standout is Sunday the 9th of August. Sunday morning, the wind is glassy, almost nothing from the WNW, and the swell is a clean 3 ft from the WSW with a 15-second period (energy 681). Perfect conditions. Then Sunday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6 ft from the same direction, period 14 seconds, and the wind is a gentle cross-off from the NNE. That’s 1582 units of energy, and it’s described as excellent for experienced surfers. The crowd factor says “often” here, so expect some company, but for this quality, it’s worth it.

The following week has some solid pulses. Thursday the 13th of August looks excellent for experienced surfers: a 6 ft WSW swell with a 17-second period, light cross-off winds from the ENE, and energy at 1763. That’s a long, powerful groundswell that will be peeling beautifully down the point. The next day, Friday the 14th, is bigger but also for the experts – 8 ft from the WSW, 17-second period, and 3584 energy. The winds are a bit stronger from the SSE, but still cross-off, keeping it clean. That’s a big, heavy day, only for the strong paddlers.

For the second week, the 19th of August has another excellent morning: 5 ft from the WSW, 17-second period, clean cross-off winds from the SE, and energy at 2600. That’s a long-range promise, so keep an eye on it, but it’s less certain.

The best of the bunch is without a doubt Sunday the 9th of August. The glassy start and the clean afternoon with that 6 ft, 14-second swell from the SW is the pick of the entire forecast. After that, Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th are your big-wave days for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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