The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for The Groyne. Let’s be straight with you, mate – the next 16 days are a bit of a tough watch for this spot.

We kick off Friday the 28th with a tiny 3 ft swell pushing in from the east-northeast. It’s combined energy is only moderate (137) and the wind is a light cross breeze, but the call is already poor surf conditions – just not enough push or shape. That theme sticks all weekend. Saturday sees a bit more energy on the Sunday morning with a 6 ft SE swell (moderate-strong energy at 330), but the wind whips up to 19 mph from the SSE creating a lumpy cross-chop. It looks more like a kite surfer’s day than a paddle surfer’s.

Most of the first week is a write-off. Monday is messy with rain showers and onshore wind. The water temp was noted at 69°F on Friday, which is just about average for this time of year with a slight anomaly of -0.9°F – nothing unusual.

Then, a glimmer. On Wednesday morning, September 2nd, we get a tiny 2 ft easterly swell (10-second period, moderate energy at 63) with glassy conditions. The wind is from the north at just 3 mph. The surf is small and ordinary, but the clean conditions make it ridable. A morning session for the longboard or a foamie might just be the go if you’re desperate.

Thursday the 3rd has a similar story in the morning – glassy, with a 1 ft east swell (52 energy). But again, it’s small and the quality is only “surfable but very ordinary”. There’s no standout surf at all here.

The second week is flat and almost lifeless. From the 4th through to the 12th, we are looking at swell heights stuck between 1.0 ft and a brief bump to 3 ft on the 6th, but that bump comes with a horrid 5-second period and a 19 mph crosswind. There is one interesting note: the morning of the 9th shows a 1 ft swell from the southeast with a very long 19-second period (low energy at 119). That’s a groundswell, but at this size it’s just a clean ripple on the reef – not enough to surf.

There are no standout days. The only thing even worth mentioning is that glassy small window on the morning of the 2nd and 3rd of September. But a true highlight? Sorry, there isn’t one in this 16-day run. For The Groyne, it looks like we wait.

Stay patient.

- Rusty

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