Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you — it’s a tough stretch coming up for Suicides. This is a solid, exposed reef break that usually gets a decent lick, but for the next 16 days, it’s looking like a write-off. There’s no standout session worth paddling out for. The whole run is plagued by persistent cross-onshore winds, mostly from the north and north-northeast, that just won’t give the face a chance to clean up. Swell sizes hover between 2 ft and 5 ft, with short, weak periods around 6 to 9 seconds, and the combined swell energy stays low for most of it — think values like 111 and 213 (weak to moderate energy). The water’s sitting at 74°F with a 2°F anomaly, so a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only upside.

Thursday morning August 6 kicks off with 3 ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, but it’s choppy with cross-onshore 16 mph winds — score of 0 for surf quality. That pattern just keeps repeating. Friday August 7 pushes 4 ft to 4 ft, but again cross-onshore and messy. Saturday August 8 hits 5 ft, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. The whole first week is a flat-out dud: no clean windows, no proper offshore, and the swell direction never matches the optimum NNW direction Suicides wants. The period stays short, under 8 seconds for most, so no grunt.

After August 13, it doesn’t get better. Thursday August 14 through to Tuesday August 19 — still cross-onshore north winds, still short period, still poor. The swell energy drops even further into the 100s, barely a ripple of usable juice. Then around Thursday August 20, there’s a little uptick: 5 ft from the north with the wind switching onshore from the north on the morning, and 5 ft on Friday August 21 with the wind finally turning onshore from the NNW. Periods nudge up to 8 or 9 seconds, but it’s still onshore wind — you’d be getting blown off your line. The combined energy hits 327 and 295 (moderate), but with onshore wind, it’s just lumpy, unrideable junk.

Search deep and I can’t find a single standout. Not one morning with offshore flow. Even the spot rating is 4 out of 5, advanced reef, consistent — but the conditions just won’t cooperate. For a break like this, a long blank run isn’t unusual — forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board at home. If you’re desperate for wet hair, maybe take up kitesurfing — with these cross-shore winds and waist-high slop, that setup would be more fun than a paddle.

Rusty.

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