The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it – the next 16 days at The Spit are a real grind. Small, weak swell and wind that’s mostly onshore or cross. The combined wave energy is low, from 57 to 296, telling you there’s just not much power. The Spit is a river-mouth break exposed to the east, with a lot of short-period, messy stuff. The first week is a wipeout, but there are a couple of brief windows if you’re keen.

Thursday 27 August starts with a 3ft swell from the ENE at 8 seconds, but a cross-on 12–18 mph breeze makes it lumpy and poor. Energy is 118 to 163 – weak. Skip it.

Friday 28 August morning is the first real hope. The swell drops to 2ft from the E at 7 seconds, but the wind goes glassy, dead calm. The water is about average for the time of year. It’s surfable but very ordinary – energy is a meagre 86. If you want a tiny, clean wave on a longboard, that’s your best early bet. Afternoon goes onshore again.

From Saturday 29 August through Monday 1 September, wind is cross or cross-on, swell is tiny (2ft–3ft), and period short. Energy never gets above 296, and even that’s a messy 4ft from the SSE on Monday morning. All poor.

Tuesday 2 September morning shows a shift: a light cross-offshore from the NW at 9 mph, with a 2ft E swell at 9 seconds. Energy is 79 – very weak, but clean. Another “ordinary but surfable” window. Same pattern Thursday 3 September morning, clean and 2ft.

Friday 4 September morning is the standout: glassy, 2ft ENE swell at 7 seconds, energy 69. It’s tiny, but it’s the cleanest of the run.

Saturday 5 September morning is clean with a NW cross-off, 3ft from the ENE at 9 seconds (energy 114), but still small. Afternoon turns to junk.

Sunday 6 September afternoon offers a brief moment: offshore wind from the W at 9 mph, 2ft E swell at 9 seconds, energy 91. Clean and surfable, but nothing epic.

From Monday 7 September onward, winds strengthen, swell stays tiny, and energy drops into the 50s and 70s. Wednesday 9 September afternoon sees a 5ft SE swell with a 5-second period – 178 energy, but it’s short-period, onshore, and messy. Too big for the quality.

Thursday 10 September morning has a 3ft E swell at 8 seconds with a light cross-on, energy 111 – still poor. The final day, Friday 11 September, is a cross-on chop with 3ft and 81 energy.

If you’re a beginner or just want to bob around on a clean, tiny wave, Friday 28 August morning and Friday 4 September morning are your only real nods. The rest is a 16-day stretch of mostly poor, onshore, weak surf. The Spit is fairly consistent, so it won’t stay this flat and messy for long – forecasts can change. But right now, it’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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