The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’re looking at the next couple of weeks at The Groyne and honestly, the forecast is a tough one to get excited about. There are patches of real glassy conditions, but the swell is small, and the quality is nearly always ordinary. The surfable windows are short and far from classic.

The water is sitting at 68°, bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises if you’re in a spring suit.

Monday the 24th is a write-off. Rain showers and onshore wind with a weak 3 ft swell from the ENE and a period of 7 seconds. Combined energy is low at 114, and conditions are poor. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 25th morning is the first real bright spot. We’ve got glassy conditions with no wind, and a 3 ft east swell, period 8 seconds. Combined energy is still modest at 139, but the clean surface will make a huge difference. It’s surfable, but nothing special. Tuesday afternoon the breeze picks up to 9 mph from the northeast, cross-onshore, and the quality drops straight back.

Wednesday the 26th morning gives us another glassy window. Swell drops to 3 ft, still from the east, 8-second period, and energy down to 101. You can catch a few, but it’s very ordinary. By lunch the wind is up again.

Then from Thursday the 27th through to about Monday the 2nd of September, it’s a long stretch of poor conditions. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, moderate to fresh breezes. Swell bumps up – on the 28th Friday morning we get 4 ft ESE with an energy reading of 341, but the wind is cross-onshore and the period is short at 7 seconds. Poor surf. By Sunday the 30th afternoon, swell hits 5 ft from ESE, period only 6 seconds, and it’s messy. That combined energy of 267 sounds moderate, but it’s not the kind of energy you want – it’s just wind chop.

Tuesday the 1st of September is another one to skip. Swell up to 6 ft from the east, period 7 seconds, and onshore ESE wind at 6 mph. The energy is pushing 402, but the quality is still poor.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is marginal at best – 5 ft ENE, 8 seconds, cross-shore wind. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but I’d wait.

Now, the real standout in this whole 16-day window comes on Thursday the 3rd of September and Friday the 4th of September mornings. Thursday morning: glassy, no wind at all. Swell is 4 ft from ENE, period 8 seconds. Combined energy is 187 – moderate and cooked up nicely. It’s surfable, clean, and easily the best conditions of the whole run. Friday morning the 4th is even better for the glassy surface, though the swell is dropping to 3 ft with the same east-northeast direction. Still clean and rideable.

Saturday the 5th morning also has glassy conditions, but only 2 ft of swell, energy just 86. It’s small but clean if you’ve got a longboard.

After that, into the second week, the surf fades. Winds turn northeast to north, swell stays under 3 ft, and there’s no real energy to write home about. Crowds can show up at The Groyne sometimes, especially when it’s the only thing showing, but with the quality this low, I wouldn’t expect a circus.

So if you want the best of a bad run, lock in Thursday the 3rd of September morning or Friday the 4th of September morning at The Groyne. Glass, clean lines, and the only session worth planning around. The rest? A lot of looking at flat water from the car park.

Rusty.

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