The Spot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's on offer at The Spot. It's a bit of a mixed bag this time, so let's get into it.

The forecast period starts off with a bit of a dud. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are looking pretty average with onshore winds blowing and a messy east swell. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

There's a glimmer of hope on Monday the 17th afternoon. The wind goes glassy, swinging light from the east, and we get a 5ft east swell at 10 seconds. The wave energy is moderate at 465, and the conditions are set to be clean. It's not going to be a world-beater, but it'll be the best session of the week for a quick paddle out at The Spot.

After that, it all goes a bit pear-shaped. We get a run of cross-offshore winds and weak, short-period junk from Tuesday through to the end of the week. The swell energy drops into the low to mid 200s, and the surf is either marginal or just plain poor. There's a big, long-period groundswell from the SSW that arrives on the 21st, with energy readings of 1155 and 1252, but it's hammered by onshore winds, so it's a write-off for paddle surfing – that one looks more interesting for the kite crew.

The next real standout is Saturday the 22nd morning. The Spot sees a clean, 3ft SSW swell with a 12-second period and a nice offshore wind. The wave energy is a modest 256, but it's clean, and it's a short window of quality before the wind swings again.

We get another pulse of solid S swell on the 23rd, pushing 7ft to 7ft at 10 seconds, but it's coupled with cross-offshore winds and marginal conditions. The energy is getting up there, 968 to 988, but it's not fully clean.

Now, the real standout of the whole 16-day outlook is Monday the 24th. We've got a massive SSW groundswell, 10ft at 17 seconds, with a huge energy reading of 4874. The wind is a light cross-onshore, leaving some texture, but this is a big, powerful, very long-period swell. That long period, over 15 seconds, means it'll be a beast at The Spot, which is a beach and reef setup – it might be a bit too straight for the beach, but the reef could handle it. This is a big, expert-level swell, and it's a solid 8 days out, so keep an eye on the forecasts. Monday afternoon it drops to 8ft with still 3145 energy.

After that, it's back to mediocrity. The last week of August and into the 30th is a desert of onshore winds and tiny, weak swells from the SSW. There's a tiny 1ft, 20-second period swell on the 28th, but it's onshore and messy. The 30th sees a miniscule 1ft SSW swell, not worth wetting a wetsuit for.

The best bet is clear: Monday the 17th afternoon for a glassy, fun session, and the standout is the expert-level, very long-period groundswell on Monday the 24th for those who can handle it.

Rusty.

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