Suicide Cliffs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what's on offer over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it’s a pretty bleak run of tiny, weak surf with barely any energy behind it for the better part of two weeks. We’ve got a real gap in the action here, with the first ten days offering nothing that’s worth paddling out for.

Suicide Cliffs is the only spot in the frame, and it’s a tough watch for a while. For Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th, we’re looking at ankle-slappers around 1 ft to 1 ft from the south with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is basically non-existent, reading at 8 for most of those sessions, so you’re just bobbing around. The water temp is a warm 84°F, which is bang on average for the time of year, so at least the wait is comfortable.

Saturday the 12th sees a tiny bump, with the swell pushing to 4 ft from the southeast, but the period drops even lower to 6 seconds. The combined energy creeps up to 91, but it’s still weak and messy under a moderate cross-shore wind. Sunday and Monday just fade back to nothing.

Honestly, there isn’t a single standout in this first week. The wind is often cross-shore or cross-off, and while the conditions can look clean on paper, the swell just isn’t there to do anything with. It’s a total bust for a paddle surfer.

Looking way out, things get a whole lot more interesting but also dangerous. On Monday the 21st of September, we’ve got a massive pulse of windswell showing up. The swell height jumps to 10 ft from the northwest, but the wind is flat-out insane: hurricane-force winds at 75 mph, creating a combined energy of over 1400. That’s extreme, pulsing energy, but with those winds and a cross-shore direction, this is not paddle surfing. This is a full-on storm event. Suicide Cliffs will be absolutely thumping, but only for the most hardcore big-wave chargers or… let’s be honest, this looks way more suited to a kite surfer than anyone with a paddle. The swell period is only 8-9 seconds, so it’s a wind-driven beast, not a clean groundswell. Not recommended for anyone without a death wish.

That storm clears, and by Wednesday the 23rd, we’re back to small, clean conditions but with nothing of consequence.

So, my honest take? The first ten days are a write-off. The one big event on the 21st is a dangerous monster. No good options to highlight here. Sorry, folks.

- Rusty

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