Temples Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, ol’ mate Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Temples. Let’s get straight into it.

Overall, we’ve got a solid run of surf ahead – not much waiting around, just a few small windows to start, but for the crew who can handle a proper reef-and-point set-up, this forecast is a ripper. The water temp is sitting at 79°, pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the steamer just yet.

The first decent action kicks off Wednesday morning, September 16th. Temples is showing a 6 ft SSW swell with a 15-second period. That’s proper groundswell, and with an ESE offshore breeze in the morning, it’ll be clean. The combined energy is sitting at 1181 (moderate wave energy). It’s a bit punchy for beginners at this size, but for the advanced crew, it’s a great start. The SSW direction is a nice match for the optimum SW, so the point will be handling it well.

Thursday morning, the 17th, steps it up a notch – 7 ft SSW swell, 14 seconds, and a clean offshore SE wind. Energy jumps to 1912 (moderate wave energy). This is starting to get some grunt, still clean, and definitely one for the experienced crew.

Friday and Saturday drop back a little in size, but the offshore winds hold – 5 ft and 4 ft respectively, both with gentle to moderate offshore breezes. Not standouts, but fun, consistent waves for those who want a lighter session.

Now, Sunday the 20th – that’s a proper standout. The swell jumps back up to 7 ft, but it’s now a SW groundswell with a 16-second period, and the energy reads 2059 (moderate wave energy). Winds are light offshore from the SE. This is clean, powerful, and long-period – it’ll be lining up beautifully along the reef and point. Best morning of the first week, no doubt.

The second week starts with a bang. Wednesday the 23rd of September – 7 ft SSW swell, 16 seconds, combined energy of 2359 (moderate wave energy), and offshore all day. This is excellent for advanced surfers again.

But the real monster shows up on Sunday the 27th of September. 10 ft SSW swell with an 18-second period – that’s a very long-period groundswell, and the energy is massive at 5709 (strong wave energy). The morning has a gentle offshore from the SE, so it’s going to be big, clean, and powerful. This isn’t for anyone but experts – anything over 8 ft and you need to know what you’re doing. The long period also means it’ll be better on the point and reef sections rather than just racing past. If you can handle it, this is the best session of the entire 16-day run.

Round it out with Monday the 28th and Thursday the 1st of October both still pumping – 8 ft and 8 ft swells, still clean offshore. The second week is consistently good, no real gaps.

Crowds at Temples are possible – it says “sometimes” packed, so get in early for the morning glass-offs.

Alright, that’s the goods. Stay safe out there.

Rusty.

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