The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Honestly, this is a tough stretch for us at The Groyne. The whole 16-day window is pretty flat and ordinary, so I'm not gonna sugarcoat it—there's no standout session to get excited about. The water's sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a decent spring suit.

Let's walk through it. Tuesday the 25th starts with a tiny 3 ft swell from the ENE, period a short 8 seconds, and the energy is weak (114). Morning glass-off is nice but the waves are pretty average. That afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and it's game over. Wednesday the 26th morning has a clean 3 ft wave with a light offshore, but again, tiny and weak energy (99). Not worth rushing out.

From Thursday the 27th through to Monday the 31st of August, it's a write-off. The wind is onshore or cross-shore, building from 9 mph up to 19 mph, with swell bumping up slightly to 5 ft–6 ft on the weekend but with a terrible 6-second period and lumpy, choppy conditions. That's more of a kite-surfing setup than paddle surfing, if you ask me.

Tuesday the 1st of September offers a brief clean-up with a light cross-off wind and 4 ft swell, but the period is still short (6 seconds) and the energy is moderate (174). It's surfable but very ordinary. Wednesday the 2nd morning is glassy with 3 ft, and Thursday the 3rd morning is glassy with just 2 ft. The period is creeping up to 9–10 seconds, but the swell is too small to get excited.

Friday the 4th of September morning you'll see a weird 1.0 ft swell with a very long 21-second period (energy 139). That's a long-period groundswell, but it's tiny and will break too straight at a beach break—best left for a reef or point, but we don't have that here. The rest of the first week of September is a mix of tiny waves and poor wind, with the 6th and 7th being particularly weak (energy in the 40s–70s).

The final few days, 8th and 9th of September, see a little bump in size to 4 ft–5 ft but with short periods (5–6 seconds) and lumpy cross-shore winds. The 9th morning has a clean 4 ft wave with a light cross-off, but it's still just "surfable" and nothing special.

Bottom line: No standout days. A few mornings might be worth a quick paddle if you're desperate, but there's nothing that'll make you want to call in sick. The forecast can always change, but for now, this stretch is a dud. Keep an eye on the charts, mate.

Rusty.

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