Stent Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Stent Road has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s definitely something to get the heart pumping if you’ve got the skills.

Right off the bat, this is a heavy-duty advanced reef and point setup that loves a solid SW groundswell, and it’s consistent when the ocean delivers. But for the first few days, it’s a write-off. We’ve got messy, choppy conditions and poor surf through Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th. Not worth paddling out.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday morning, September 5th. We’ve got a solid 13 ft of WSW groundswell rolling in with a 14-second period. The combined energy is pumping hard at (6097). The wind is straight onshore from the W, though, which will keep it raw and chunky. It’s big and powerful – too big for beginners – but for the advanced crew, it’s on.

Things clean up nicely on Sunday afternoon, September 6th. The swell drops a touch to 10 ft from the WSW, but the period stretches out to a very long 17 seconds – that’s pure groundswell energy (5039). The wind swings to a cross-offshore from the N, leaving the surface clean. This is a standout session for the experts. Just be aware, with that long period, it might wall up a bit at the take-off, but a reef point like Stent Road will handle it beautifully.

We get another clean window on Monday afternoon, September 7th. The swell is 7 ft from the WSW with a 14-second period (2400), and a light cross-offshore from the SE makes for glassy conditions. That’s a proper afternoon sesh if you can get on it.

Then we hit a long, frustrating stretch. From Tuesday the 8th right through to the 18th of September, the ocean turns ugly. We get blown out by strong onshore winds, lumpy cross-onshore junk, and even a near-gale on the 17th and 18th. There’s a huge spike on Friday, September 11th, with a massive 20 ft, 19-second groundswell (26119), but it’s accompanied by 19 mph onshore winds, making it a beast that’s too big and blown out even for this break. It’s basically unsurfable.

So, the only true standouts are Sunday afternoon, September 6th, with clean, powerful, long-period swell for the experts, and Monday afternoon, September 7th, for a smaller but glassy session. After that, it’s a two-week blank. The water temp is sitting at 57°, which is about average for this time of year, so a decent 4/3 will do you.

Stay safe out there.
- Rusty

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