The Spot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the outlook for The Spot. Let’s get straight into it.

The pattern ahead is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a real nice pulse of swell sliding in Wednesday the 26th, but after that, the wind turns nasty for a good stretch. There are some flickers of life late in the month, but nothing that gets the heart racing like that Wednesday window.

We start Tuesday the 25th with a clean 4ft SSW groundswell. The 16 to 17 second period gives it some real push, with the combined energy hitting 616 in the morning and climbing to 1022 by afternoon. The wind is a moderate cross-off from the south, so the face will be a bit bumpy, but it's plenty surfable. Water temp sits at a normal 70°, nothing wild there.

Now, Wednesday the 26th is the standout. Wednesday morning sees a clean 5ft SSW swell, with a very long 18 second period. The combined energy jumps right up to 1658, so there’s proper grunt in the water. The wind is a light cross-off from the south, making for clean, lined-up walls. This is the best of the window – a proper groundswell that will wrap into The Spot nicely. The afternoon picks up to 8ft from the south with a 18 second period and a combined energy of 3893, but the wind switches to a light cross, putting some small ripples on the face. Still fun, but the morning is the cleanest we’ll see.

Then the wheels come off. Thursday the 27th through to Sunday the 30th is a write-off with strong, onshore northeasterlies blowing over a dropping swell. The energy plummets, and it’s just a mess. That’s a solid four days of nothing.

Sunday the 30th afternoon shows a weird spike: an 8ft, short 7 second windswell from the SSW, with moderate energy of 724. But the wind is a fresh cross-off, and with that period, it’s going to be a bumpy, crumbly mess. Not one to get excited about.

Into the final week of August, we see a couple of glimmers. Monday the 31st morning has a clean 4ft easterly swell, period of 9 seconds, and light cross-off winds. Combined energy is 352. It’s weak, but it’s rideable. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning shows a clean 2ft groundswell from the southwest, 14 second period, energy of 381. Small but clean.

The second week looks dodgy. Thursday the 3rd of September has some size but howling near-gale cross-off winds – not worth it. The real interest comes later, on Sunday the 7th of September. Monday the 7th morning shows an 8ft easterly swell, with a short 8 second period, and a combined energy of 1350. The wind is a light cross-off, so the conditions will be clean, but that short period means it’ll be a bit walled-up and dumpy. It’s solid and clean, but it's a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

Honestly, the best call is Wednesday the 26th morning. That 5ft SSW groundswell with the very long period and light offshore wind is the pick of the two weeks. The Spot will have clean, lined-up waves with plenty of push. It’s an exposed spot, so fetch your board and get in before the wind switches.

Rusty.

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