The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for The Peak over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet start for this reef break. The first few days have a bit of size, but the conditions just aren’t playing ball for long. The real standout here is the opening morning on Monday the 24th. You’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the WNW with a solid 11-second period and a light cross-off breeze. The water is sitting at 62°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not even need a full winter suit. The combined energy is moderate at 254, and the sets should have some decent shape. It’s a reef setup, so that longer period means nice, lined-up waves. Just keep in mind, crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Monday afternoon holds up pretty well too, with a 4ft swell and glassy offshore SSE wind, so you could grab a late session.

After that, things drop right off. Tuesday and Wednesday see the swell shrink to under 3ft with shorter periods, and the wind turns cross-off or gusty, making it pretty average. There’s a long gap from Tuesday morning right through to the following weekend with no real highlights. You get a few surfable days around the 30th and 31st with some waist-high waves, but the wind is messy or onshore. By Monday the 31st, the swell actually bumps up to 7ft, but it’s coming with a strong cross-onshore wind, making it a choppy mess. That size is getting into expert-only territory if you could get a clean one, but you can’t.

Looking further out into the second week, there’s a glimmer. On the morning of Monday the 7th of September, we see a 4ft W swell with a moderate offshore wind from the SE, which cleans things up nicely. The combined energy is moderate at 237. That’s a solid, surfable morning. But by Tuesday the 8th, the models are hinting at a much bigger swell – we’re talking 12ft from the west with a very long 15-second period. The energy reading jumps to 5590, which is strong. That’s a proper groundswell. However, the wind is set to be a moderate cross-shore, which will put a chop on it, and 12ft is strictly for experts only, especially on a reef. It’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so don’t book your flights yet.

So to sum it up: your best bet is Monday morning the 24th. Everything else in that first week and a half is a write-off or just average. That big swell on the 8th is the only other thing that looks interesting, but the wind is a question mark.

Rusty

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