The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get real about the outlook for The Groyne.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days look pretty grim overall. There’s a big gap of nothing worthwhile at the start, with the first real, but still poor, chance coming up on Wednesday morning, September 2nd. From now until then, it’s pretty much a write-off.

The first bit of a pulse we see is on Wednesday morning, September 2nd. The wind is dead calm, glassy, and that’s a major positive. But the swell is tiny, only 2 ft from the east with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak (66). You’ll be on a longboard, and it’ll be a real struggle to get a ride. The conditions are clean, but there’s just no push.

After that, the forecast drops off again. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th see tiny, weak swell with poor wind. Late on Saturday, September 5th, the wind picks up from the northeast, blowing a fresh 19 mph, generating a lumpy 4 ft windswell. It’s a short period (5 seconds) and messy – more of a kite session than a paddle session.

The only day that might turn a head is Sunday morning, September 6th. The wind is light and clean from the northwest, and there’s a tiny bump of 4 ft from the north, but again, it’s a short period (5 seconds) and the energy is weak (80). The water temp is about 69°, which is a touch cooler than normal for this time of year, but nothing crazy.

The rest of the second week through to September 12th is a repeating pattern of tiny, weak swell, poor cross-onshore winds, and choppy conditions. The swell direction is generally from the east, which is okay for the reef, but the size and period just aren’t there. The Groyne is an exposed reef, but it needs a proper swell to work. This isn’t it.

Honest call: There is no standout. Don’t plan a session around this. It’s a long, flat, and choppy fortnight. The only silver lining is that forecasts can change, because it can’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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