Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it’s Rusty here. I’ve looked over the next 16 days, and to be honest, it’s a tough run for Suicides. The wind just won’t play nice; we’ve got a relentless northerly flow, mostly cross-onshore, and it’s going to chop things up something fierce. There’s no standout window of clean, glassy surf, and the swell direction is coming from the north, which is basically the opposite of what this reef wants to see from its optimum northwest-northwest direction. It’s a proper battle.

Right now, starting Wednesday the 26th, we’ve got weak, short-period swell coming in at 3 ft from the north with an 8-second period. The energy is low, and with a 20 km/h north cross-onshore breeze, it’s immediately choppy. That’s a rough start, and the scores are a flat zero. This poor quality hangs around all week.

Thursday the 27th is even smaller at around 2-2 ft in the morning, and the wind stays onshore from the north-northeast. There’s barely any energy, and it’s a write-off. Friday the 28th shows a slight bump in height to about 5 ft, but with a fresh 35 km/h cross-onshore wind, it’s lumpy and messy. The energy picks up, but the quality is ruined by the wind.

The weekend of the 29th-30th brings the most size we’ll see, with swell heights hitting 6 ft on Saturday morning and a longer 11-second period. The energy climbs significantly, so there’s power there, but the wind is still a fresh cross-onshore at 25-30 km/h. It’s going to be a bumpy, difficult session. For an advanced reef, the conditions are still poor.

Through the following week and into early September, it’s the same story: persistent northerly winds, mostly moderate to fresh cross-onshore, with swell heights fluctuating between 3 ft and 6 ft. The period is often short, which means weak, wind-swept waves. There are a few afternoons on the 3rd and 4th of September where the wind swings more directly onshore from the north-northwest, which is the “on” direction but still not the clean offshore you’d want. The energy stays moderate.

Even into the second week, around the 8th and 9th of September, we get a light breeze, but it’s still cross-onshore or onshore. The swell is small and unappealing. There is simply no moment in this entire 16-day forecast where the wind, swell size, direction, and period all line up to give Suicides a decent wave. It’s a blank run, and for a spot that’s known as a consistent reef, this is a proper gut punch from the weather gods. Keep an eye on the long range, because it can’t stay this ugly forever, but for now, I wouldn’t bother paddling out. The kite surfers might find some fun in that strong cross-onshore wind, but for a surfboard, it’s a pass.

- Rusty

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