Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down. We’ve got one spot on the menu for the next 16 days: Suicides. It’s a reef break, exposed, and needs a clean NNW swell with glassy conditions to really fire. The rest of the time? It’s a fight with the wind.

Right off the bat, Monday morning the 14th is your absolute standout. We’ve got a clean 1.6ft NNW groundswell with a solid 13-second period, and the wind is glass – completely off. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Combined energy is moderate at 211. This is the session to circle. The break is consistent and an advanced wave, so it’ll have power on the reef, but that long period will make it shape up nicely. Crows are possible, but with conditions this good, you’ll want to be in the water early.

Monday afternoon the 14th and Tuesday the 15th see the wind shifting onshore and cross-on, trashing the quality. The swell sticks around small, 1.6ft to 2.3ft, but the wind kills it dead. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th drop even further into poor territory with lumpy, choppy conditions and the swell period shortening. By Thursday, the combined energy jumps to 302 with a short 7-second period – that’s windswell junk. At 4.9ft, it’s pushing too big for beginners, but the quality is so poor it’s not worth a paddle.

From Friday the 18th through to Tuesday the 29th September, it’s a long, grim run. The swell hovers around 3.6ft to 4.9ft from the N and NW, with moderate to fresh cross-onshore winds almost every session. The combined energy gets strong – hitting 544, 575, and 617 on a few days – but that’s just messy, mushy power with no shape. The period is mostly around 10-13 seconds, but the wind is relentless. This stretch is more interesting for kite surfing than a proper surf. There are a few mornings (like Thursday 26th morning) with a 3.6ft NW swell at 13 seconds and only a light cross-on wind, but the score says it’s marginal at best.

In short: you get one golden window – Monday morning the 14th. That’s it. The rest is a two-week gap of onshore rubbish. For a consistent reef like Suicides, that’s a real shame, but forecasts can change. For now, dawn patrol on the 14th is your only call.

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