The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got for The Groyne over the next stretch.

Truth is, this is a pretty grim run for a while. The first week or so is mostly a write-off, with poor surf conditions day after day and scores to match. We’ve got a bit of a gap where there’s not much worth paddling out for.

Friday 28 August through to Monday 1 September is all messy, with onshore and cross-shore winds, small weak swell, and chop. Nothing doing there.

Tuesday 2 September morning finally shows a glimmer – glassy conditions, a light northerly breeze, and a tiny 2 ft easterly swell with a 10-second period. The energy is weak (63), but those glassy conditions will make it look better than it is. Still, it’s pretty ordinary and only for the dedicated. That window of clean conditions is short-lived as the wind swings around by the afternoon.

Wednesday 3 September morning repeats the same trick – glassy, 1 ft easterly swell, 9-second period, very weak energy (51). Again, it’s surfable but only just. These are really small, marginal days for a longboard or a foiler.

Then we hit another dead patch from 4 September through to 6 September with tiny, weak swell and cross-shore winds. Not worth the effort.

Monday 7 September sees a spike in energy – we get a 6 ft SSE swell in the morning (451 energy) but with cross-on winds and choppy conditions. By the afternoon, it jumps to a solid 10 ft from the SE with a massive energy reading of 1255, but it’s still cross-on and choppy. That’s expert-only territory, and honestly, it looks more like a kiteboarding day than a paddle session. The swell is too big for beginners, and the quality is poor.

Tuesday 8 September morning is the closest thing to a standout in the whole outlook: a 5 ft SE swell (255 energy) with light northerly cross-shore wind and clean conditions. The wind is light, so it won't be too chopped up, but the swell period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell. The break is a reef, so it might shape up okay for an intermediate.

From 9 September onwards, we’re back to small, weak, and choppy or straight-on winds. Thursday 10 September morning offers another glassy window with a tiny 2 ft ESE swell and very weak energy (55) – again, clean but extremely small.

Overall, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy mornings on 2, 3, and 10 September are your best bet for clean but tiny waves. The only real size comes on 7 September, but it’s messy and better suited to a kite. The water temp is 69°F, which is about average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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