The Tree Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at The Tree. This spot is an exposed break, so it pulls in all that southwest energy nicely, but being pretty exposed it can get a bit messy when the wind is wrong. The water temp is sitting at a balmy 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – no need for a thick wetsuit, just a spring suit or maybe even boardshorts if you’re tough enough.

We’ve got a solid run of action starting this afternoon, Tuesday the 15th. The first session is a real standout. The Tree is seeing a clean 3ft southwest swell, with a long 17-second period – that’s proper groundswell. Combined energy is solid (575), and it’s glassy with barely a whisper of wind from the south. This is the kind of afternoon you dream about: clean, lined-up waves for the advanced crew. This spot is fairly consistent and the sand is usually good, just be aware crowds are possible.

Overnight into Wednesday morning the 16th keeps that quality going. The swell bumps up just a touch to 3ft, still a long 16-second period, and we get a glassy NE wind. Another top session. The afternoons this week get a bit sketchy with cross-onshore winds, so stick to the mornings.

Thursday morning the 17th is clean and glassy again, with 3ft of SW swell on a 14-second period. Solid.

Now, the real standout of the whole 16-day window? Look no further than Monday the 21st. Both the morning and afternoon are pure gold. Morning is glassy with a NNE breeze and 3ft of SW swell at 18 seconds. The afternoon goes dead calm, absolutely glassy with the same 3ft, 18-second swell. Combined energy pushes up to 649. This is the pick of the fortnight – set your schedule around it.

There’s another promising one further out. On Sunday morning the 27th, we see a building 4ft swell from the southwest, 13-second period, combined energy cranked up to 924 (moderate to strong energy), and glassy conditions with a light NNW wind. That’s going to be a fun, powerful morning, but at 4ft it’s still manageable. After that, the weather gets a bit more unstable.

Later on, the forecast shows a bigger pulse of 5ft to 6ft swell around the 24th and 25th, but the period drops short (7-8 seconds) and winds get messy, making it a bit of a washing machine – possibly more interesting for the kite crew than paddle surfing. Keep an eye on Wednesday the 30th morning, though: a 3ft south-southwest swell with a 14-second period and clean cross-off winds from the ESE shows up late in the game. It’s promising for the close of the month, but that’s a long way out so don’t bet the house on it.

Overall, you’ve got a fantastic week ahead, with standout clean mornings right up until the 21st. Don’t sleep on that Monday the 21st.

Rusty.

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