Tennis Courts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for this stretch.

Straight up, we’ve got a bit of a flat spell to start. The first proper surf recommendation isn’t until Monday the 14th of September, and even then it’s a tough call. The pattern is a long, drawn-out run of marginal surf with clean conditions but poor wave quality. There’s a gap of several days with no real recommendations from the 14th right through until the 23rd, where we get a small window of something a bit bigger. The true standout window doesn’t arrive until the very end of the forecast, around the 26th of September and beyond.

For Tennis Courts, the wave energy is weak at first. Monday the 14th sees a combined swell energy of only 135, with a tiny 1ft to 2ft SW swell. Wind is cross-off from the ENE, so the surface is clean, but there’s just not enough push. The water temp is 81°, which is about average for this time of year. This marginal theme continues through the week. By Wednesday the 16th, the energy climbs to 827, then 1016 on the afternoon, with a 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-off. Not great.

Thursday the 17th sees a jump to 7ft, but it’s a short-period ENE windswell of 9-10 seconds, with a strong cross-off breeze. Combined energy is up around 1188, but the quality is still marginal. This run of bigger but messy swell continues through the weekend. Saturday the 19th has 6ft ENE swell with an 8-second period and a cross wind that’s going to chop it up. This is not the good stuff.

The real interest, and the one true standout, lands on the final weekend. Saturday the 26th of September morning, the wind goes glassy out of the SE at 3 mph. The swell is a clean 3ft from the SSW with a 15-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy (combined energy 492). The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” The afternoon gets even better – 3ft SSW swell, 14-second period, and absolutely glassy with zero wind. Combined energy is 504, and the comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the pick of the whole period. The long period (over 15 seconds) means it will hold up best at the reef, giving long, clean lines.

Sunday the 27th holds similar 3ft SSW swell, with glassy conditions in the morning and light offshore wind in the afternoon. By Monday the 28th of September, we’re looking at 3ft to 4ft SW swell, glassy, with combined energy hitting 736 in the afternoon. Expect very good surf conditions. Tuesday the 29th continues the glassy, clean theme with 3ft SSW to SW swell. This whole last week is the time to be in the water.

This spot is a reef break, advanced only, and it’s fairly consistent but can be a bit fickle. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have some company on the good days.

Signing off, Rusty.

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