Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for Suicides over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one to swallow. We’ve got a solid run of swell on the menu, with energy levels pushing into that moderate to strong range (peaking at 1647), but the wind is the story here, and it’s not a good one. For the entire first week, through to the end of August and into the start of September, it’s a relentless parade of cross-onshore winds. Mostly moderate to fresh breezes, and that’s going to chop up the surface something shocking. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" through that whole stretch, and I can’t argue with that. The swell is there – mostly from the N and NNW, around 3.3 ft to 7.2 ft – but with that wind, it’s going to be a lumpy, bumpy mess. It’s not a paddle surfer’s paradise; this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for getting a clean ride on a shortboard.

We do get a bit of a shift around the 1st and 2nd of September, with the wind going “on” from the NNW and NW for a couple of sessions. That’s offshore for Suicides, which is the right direction. The swell hangs in there at 6.2 ft to 6.9 ft from the north, with period around 8 seconds. That’s a short period windswell, so it’ll be punchy and maybe a bit bumpy even with the offshore flow because the wind is still a moderate breeze. But clean conditions are clean conditions. It’s not a standout epic day, but if you’re jonesing for a session, the morning of Tuesday the 2nd might be the best of a tricky lot. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 75.4°F, which is nice for that first break mention.

After that, from the 3rd of September onward, we’re back into the cross-onshore wind pattern, with fresh breezes from the NNE. The swell stays consistent in the 5.6 ft to 7.2 ft range from the north, but it’s a choppy, lumpy affair again. Not the kind of conditions that get the stoke up.

However, there’s a glimmer further out. On the 7th of September, we see a shift: a long-period groundswell from the WNW with a period of 14 seconds and wave energy of 667. That’s a proper long-period pulse, and it tends to favor point breaks and reefs like Suicides. The swell is only 3 ft, but that long period means it’ll have some push and shape. The Monday morning (7th) has a light cross-onshore breeze, so it won’t be glassy, but the wind is light enough that it could still be clean. This is a long-range call, so treat it as promising but less certain. That morning session could be the standout in the whole 16-day window, purely because the swell quality is better than the rest. The rest of the run? Honestly, it’s a waiting game. The near-term is a write-off for clean surf.

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