Table Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let me lay it out straight for you – we're in for a bit of a flat spell at Table Rock. It's a reef setup, intermediate-friendly, breaks from a northerly direction, and pretty exposed to swell. Water temp is sitting at 86°F which is about normal for this time of year, so no shock to the system there.

The outlook starts on Thursday, September 3rd, but don't get your hopes up – we're looking at tiny, gutless conditions. Through the morning and into the afternoon, we've got swell around 0.7ft from the NNE with a combined energy of just 14, which is weak. The morning glass is sweet, but there's just no push. This flat pattern sticks with us all the way through to early next week. The groundswell periods on Thursday and Friday are around 10-11 seconds, suggesting some shape, but there's no height to work with.

Saturday the 5th to Monday the 7th of September doesn't change much – tiny swell, mostly 0.7ft to 1ft from the NE or NNE, with combined energy values barely hitting 15. The mornings are glassy, which is a tease, but the afternoons bring light cross-shore breezes or cross-onshore winds that mess with what little surface there is.

Tuesday the 8th sees a slight uptick. Swell from the NNE pushes to 1ft and the period goes to 10 seconds, with combined energy hitting 48 – still moderate at best. Both morning and afternoon are glassy though, so if you're desperate for a paddle, you might find knee-high peelers that break clean. But honestly, it's not worth dragging the board out for.

We get a similar story on Wednesday the 9th: 1ft swell from the NE, period 12 seconds, combined energy around 47. The morning is glassy, and the afternoon goes clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE. Same deal though – small. For a reef break, those 12-second intervals mean the sets will be few and far between, but the shape could be okay on the ones that come.

Thursday the 10th of September is the best we've got in this stretch. Swell from the north picks up to 2ft, period 9 seconds, and combined energy hits 81 – that's moderate, and the highest I see in the whole 16-day window. The morning glass and the afternoon cross-offshore winds from the east mean it'll be clean. At 2ft, Table Rock could offer up some fun little waves for an intermediate surfer, but it's not going to blow anyone's mind. Still, this is the closest we get to a standout.

From then on, it tails off. Friday the 11th has 2ft swell from the north with 9-second periods, but the energy drops back to 50. The wind stays clean, but the size is fading. By Saturday the 12th, it's back to 1ft, and from Sunday the 13th onward, we're looking at 0.7ft or even no swell at all – combined energy dropping to single digits. The afternoons bring risk of thunderstorms and some moderate rain on the 16th, with gusty winds up to 12 mph, but it won't matter because the surf is flat.

The gap of consistent, rideable surf stretches for the whole second week – from around the 13th of September through to the 18th, there's nothing doing. Not a single day offers more than 1ft and most are well below that. This is a tough run for any surfer, but Table Rock is an inconsistent spot, so a blank run like this is not unusual. If you're a kite surfer, the clean winds on the 10th and 11th might be more interesting than what's on offer for a paddle.

It's a quiet outlook, folks. The 10th of September is your best shot – small but clean. For now, keep the board in the car and hope the next forecast brings something with a pulse.

Rusty.

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