The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's on the cards for The Spit over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – this is a pretty lean run. We've got a lot of small, wind-affected days ahead, with only a couple of brief windows where you might snag something half-decent. For the most part, you're better off saving the wax for another time.

The forecast starts off on Sunday afternoon, the 6th of September, with the best chance of a surf in the whole outlook. The Spit is a river break, consistent, exposed to easterly swell. We've got a small 4ft swell from the north with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting at 180. What makes this one worth a mention is the wind – glassy, from the northwest at just 3 mph. That'll keep the surface clean. Water temp is about 70°, which is pretty average for this time of year. It's surfable, but it's not going to blow your mind.

After that little window, things go downhill fast. From Monday the 7th right through to Wednesday the 9th, the swell drops right off, and the wind swings around onshore or cross-shore, leaving us with poor conditions. Thursday the 10th sees a jump in energy – the combined energy hits 548 – with a 6ft to 6ft swell from the SE, but the wind is howling at 25 mph from the south, making it a messy, choppy mess. That's one for the kite crew, not for us paddle surfers.

The rest of the first week into the second week is a long, drawn-out stretch of tiny waves and bad winds. Most days are seeing combined energy below 100, with the odd bump up to 221 on Friday the 11th, but again, the wind's not playing ball. There's a brief moment on the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September where we get a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft from the ENE with a period of just 6 seconds and energy of 35. Not worth paddling out for.

The only other spot that even gets a mention is the afternoon of Saturday the 19th of September. We get a clean, glassy offshore wind from the west at 9 mph, with a tiny 1ft swell from the SE, 10-second period, and energy of 48. The conditions are clean, but it's barely a ripple.

So there you have it. The standout, if you can call it that, is the first session on Sunday afternoon, the 6th of September. After that, it's a whole lot of nothing for about two weeks, with only that brief clean window on the 19th. It's a tough stretch for The Spit, but that's how it goes sometimes. Keep an eye on the forecasts, things can change.

Rusty.

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