The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. The Groyne is a reef setup and it’s exposed to the swell, but the problem is the wind just won’t play ball for most of the period, and the swell is mostly short-period, weak, and messy. We’re kicking off with nothing much on offer, and it’s going to be a long, quiet run.

The first couple of days are a write-off. Saturday afternoon sees a tiny 2ft swell from the NNE with a shocker of a 4-second period, cross-on wind at 12 mph, and wave energy barely registering (37). That’s a big fat zero.

Sunday morning on the 6th of September is the first time we get a “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” call. Swell is still small at 3ft from the NNE, period a weak 5 seconds, but the wind swings cross-offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, making for clean conditions. The combined energy is still low (56), so it’s not going to be thrilling, but it’s the best of a bad bunch in the first week. You could get a few grovelly ones if you’re desperate.

After that, it’s a desert. From Sunday afternoon right through to the 13th of September, everything is scored zero – poor surf conditions with cross-onshore or onshore wind, lumpy chop, and tiny, weak swell. There’s a brief glimpse on the morning of Monday the 14th of September – glassy conditions with an ESE wind at just 3 mph, swell 2ft from the ENE with an 8-second period. That’s clean but incredibly small (energy 55). You’d need a log and low expectations.

The one standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday morning on the 16th of September. The swell jumps to 6ft from the SE, with a 7-second period and the combined energy finally kicking into life (327). That’s moderate energy. But the wind is a cross-shore from the S at 12 mph, so it’s going to be a bit lumpy with a cross-chop. At 6ft, it’s getting a bit much for beginners, but for an intermediate on a reef, it could offer some fun if you can work around the wind. The swell direction (SE) matches the optimum direction for The Groyne, which is a positive. Still, it’s not clean, and you’ll be fighting the chop. It’s the only real pulse in the whole 16-day outlook.

The last few days (17th to 20th September) fade back into tiny, weak, and windy conditions. Nothing worth getting excited about.

So, to sum it up: the best chance all period is the clean but tiny window on the morning of the 6th of September, and the biggest, most energetic pulse on the morning of the 16th of September (6ft SE, energy 327, moderate cross-shore wind). Neither is a classic, but that’s the pick of a very poor litter.

The water temp is sitting around 69°F, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year (anomaly -1°F), so average enough.

Rusty.

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