Stent Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at Stent Road. This is a reef and point setup that’s got serious potential, but it’s not gonna be a walk in the park. We’re lookin’ at a solid run of swell, but the wind’s gonna be the main character in this story for a while.

The first real chance we get isn’t until Friday the 11th in the morning. We’ve got a big 12ft swell from the WSW with a 19-second period rolling in – that’s proper groundswell energy, pumping out a massive 8338 (combined energy). The wind is a light cross-shore from the south at 9 mph, which is just about okay. But the report says it’s marginal, so don’t expect perfection. This is an advanced break, so only the crew with experience should be looking at it. Friday afternoon gets messy quick with a 19 mph cross-onshore wind and a 13ft swell, so forget that session.

Saturday and Sunday the 12th and 13th are a write-off. The swell pumps up even bigger, hitin’ 16ft on Saturday morning, but the wind is howlin’ cross-onshore at 28 mph. It’s a blown-out mess. The energy is insane – 10652 and 11978 – but it’s all for nothing with those conditions. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

Monday the 14th is still a bit rough. The swell settles down to 8ft from the WSW, but that cross-onshore wind is still there, making it choppy and marginal. Not a day to get excited about.

Tuesday the 15th is interesting. The swell drops a bit to 5ft, but the wind finally swings onshore from the WSW at 12 mph. The report says the conditions are unknown, but it’s marginal. Not a standout, but a slight improvement.

We’ve got a big gap of poor conditions until the 17th of September. On Thursday the 17th, the morning looks promising. We have an 12ft swell from the WSW, but the wind turns cross-off from the SSE at 19 mph. The report says “clean.” That’s the word we want to hear. A fresh breeze, but clean surf. This is probably the best session on offer in the first week. The energy is 5129, which is strong. Expect a crowd.

The 18th of September, Friday, is a weird one. The morning has a massive 15ft swell and a 31 mph cross-onshore gale, with energy at 18273. The report says it’s too big for the break. It’s dangerous and blown out. Stay out of the water.

After that, the outlook gets spotty. There are more days of poor conditions and lumpy surf. The 22nd of September, a Tuesday morning, has a cross-off wind from the NNE at 12 mph with a 6ft swell. It’s clean, but the swell is small. For the rest of the window, it’s mostly cross-onshore winds and chopped-up waves.

The standout moment here is the Thursday morning, the 17th of September. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. Get on it if you can, because the rest of the 16 days are a mixed bag with a lot of wind and not much quality.

Rusty.

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