The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the cards for The Groyne. It’s a reef setup, exposed to the swell, and you’re gonna need it to line up perfectly for anything worth paddling out for.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta be straight with you: the good news is thin on the ground. There are long gaps with very little to get excited about. The first real chance to even suggest you grab a board doesn’t come until Thursday morning, 21 August, and even then, it’s a “look don’t jump” scenario. From there, it’s a dry spell right through the first week of September, with the last few days of the forecast showing nothing but poor conditions and tiny waves. The second week is a write-off – forgettable, tiny, and mostly onshore. For a place like this, that’s a tough run.

The standout moment, the one you’d maybe set an alarm for, is Friday morning, 21 August. You’ve got clean conditions with glassy wind straight offshore from the SE at just 3 mph. That wind makes all the difference. The swell is 4 ft from the east, with a period of 7 seconds and moderate energy (254). It’s not a giant day, but that offshore glass will give you the cleanest, most workable waves you’ll see across this whole stretch. It’s an intermediate break, so you’ll have some company – the crowds are listed as “sometimes” there, so expect a few others with the same early alarm. The water temp is 68°, which feels a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit on.

After that morning window? It goes downhill fast. The rest of the 21st turns onshore. Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd have some glassy mornings but the swell is below 3 ft and weak (energy in the 90–108 range) – those are just ankle-snappers. You might get a fun little wave on Tuesday morning, 25 August, with a glassy start and a 3 ft easterly swell (energy 104), but it’s nothing to drive for. The only other moment with potential is Wednesday morning, 26 August, with clean offshore wind from the west at 6 mph, but the swell is still tiny at 3 ft.

Later in the period, on Thursday 27th, a late pulse of 6 ft swell shows up but with a period of just 6 seconds and a messy cross-shore wind. That’s a choppy, short-period mess – not worth a look for a reef break. By the time we hit late August and early September, it’s all onshore breezes and swells dropping back below 3 ft. The last week is particularly grim, with waves barely 1–2 ft and periods that are either too short or too long for this spot to work well. On 3 and 4 September you get a long period (10–11 seconds), but the swell height is tiny – it’s not going to wrap in properly with any power.

If it stays this flat and windy, the only thing that setup might be good for is a kite surfer on a gusty day. There’s just not enough push for a paddle surfer. Keep your eye on that Friday 21st morning, though. That’s your best shot, and it could clean up nicely. The forecasts can shift, so don’t give up completely, but as it stands, you’ve got one window and it’s a small one.

Rusty.

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