The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the table for The Groyne over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is a bit of a struggle. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and there’s a real drought of any quality surf here. The Groyne is a reef setup that usually likes some SE swell, but we just aren't getting it. There are barely any windows at all where it’s even worth paddling out.

The story kicks off on Wednesday the 2nd of September, and it’s grim from the start. The swell is tiny at 2 ft from the east, with a pathetic energy reading of just 65 and a short period. To make matters worse, the wind is a cross-on NNE breeze at 12 mph. It’s choppy, messy, and I wouldn't bother. This poor run continues day after day. We get a mix of tiny swell (1.0 ft to 1 ft) and unfavourable cross or onshore winds. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th offer nothing.

There’s a glimmer on Saturday the 5th in the afternoon when the swell bumps up to 4 ft, but it’s from the NNE with a terrible 5-second period and lumpy 19 mph cross-winds. The energy is moderate (107), but the quality is non-existent. That theme holds for the whole first week.

Even when we get a glassy morning on Wednesday the 9th with a light easterly wind, the surf is only 2 ft with ordinary conditions. It’s surfable, but barely. The wind stays messy or onshore for days after that. There’s a notable spike in energy on Friday the 11th of September, with swell hitting 7 ft from the ESE and energy jumping to 364 – that’s a lot of power. But the period is only 7 seconds, and it’s accompanied by rain showers and a choppy cross-onshore wind at 16 mph. That’s sloppy, powerful close-out material and definitely one for experts only.

The only other faint hope is another glassy morning on Thursday the 17th of September. The swell will be 3 ft from the ENE with an 84 energy reading. It’s a clean 3 ft wave with no wind. It’s still weak and short-period, but it’s the best we’ll see.

There are no standouts here. The lack of consistent, quality surf makes this a real downer. Conditions are consistently poor, with the wind almost always onshore or cross-shore and the swell never really aligning to produce a clean, workable wave. If you’re desperate, the glassy Thursday the 17th is your best bet, but keep expectations low.

Rusty.

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