Tel Baruch South Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – for the next couple of weeks, this stretch of coast is pretty much flat and uninspiring. There’s barely a ripple worth paddling out for, and the few moments where the ocean shows a pulse are let down by wind or just plain ordinary conditions. You’re looking at a long dry spell from now right through until mid-September, with no real standouts. The first hint of anything surfable doesn’t pop up until Wednesday, 16th September morning, and even then it’s weak and only just rideable.

Alright, let’s start with the early days. Sunday 6th September morning at Tel Baruch South Beach – swell is tiny at 2ft out of the WNW, period a short 7 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 41. Wind is SW at 9 mph, cross-on, so it’s choppy. No good. Afternoon is worse – onshore WNW at 12 mph, 3ft, poor. Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th are much the same: tiny waist-high or below, short-period slop, with only Tuesday morning offering glassy conditions (SSW 3 mph) but the swell is only 2ft with a 6-second period and combined energy of just 35. Not worth getting wet for.

Wednesday 9th morning is glassy again (SW 0 mph) but the swell is still a pathetic 2ft at 8 seconds – combined energy 58 – so it’s flat and clean but flat. The rest of that week follows the same script: mornings glassy but tiny, afterpoons ruined by 12 mph NW onshore or cross-on breezes. Thursday 10th morning is glassy with 2ft, Friday 11th morning glassy with 2ft, Saturday 12th morning glassy with 1ft. You get the idea. There’s nothing to chase.

The first faint glimmer arrives on Wednesday 16th September morning. Swell picks up to 3ft from the WNW, period still 7 seconds, but combined energy climbs to 76 – still weak but at least it’s in the “surfable but very ordinary” category. Wind is glassy from the west at 3 mph, so it’ll be clean. If you’re desperate, you could catch a few knee-high wobblers. That afternoon, the wind swings onshore (WNW 12 mph), swell hits 3ft with a 123 combined energy – moderate energy – but the onshore kills it.

Thursday 17th September morning sees the biggest swell of the whole run: 5ft from the WNW, 8-second period, combined energy 226 (moderate). But the wind is cross-on from the SW at 6 mph, creating ripples, and the conditions are poor. That’s not a day to get excited about – it’s bumpy and messy. Afternoon stays poor with onshore WNW 9 mph and 4ft.

Friday 18th September morning offers the last chance: 3ft WNW, 8 seconds, combined energy 140 (moderate), and glassy – wind is calm from the WNW at 0 mph. That’s the cleanest window you’ll see, but the swell is still only waist-high, and the period is short. It’s surfable, but it’s not a standout by any stretch. After that, the swell drops away again into tiny, choppy slop through to the end of the forecast period.

The water temperature on Sunday 6th September morning is 86°F with an anomaly of 4°F, so it’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not crazy, but notable.

Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, those afternoons with 12 mph NW cross-on winds and knee-high waves might be more interesting for you than for a paddle surfer. For everyone else, keep the board in the car and wait for a better forecast. Nothing here is worth rushing out for.

Rusty.

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