The Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here again. Look, over the next 16 days we’ve got one break: The Wall. There’s a gap right at the start with no surf to speak of until the 26th. Most of the forecast is pretty ordinary, so keep your expectations in check. Let’s go through it.

Tuesday the 25th shows a small 1ft swell from the SE with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy is weak (49), and water temp is 66° with a tiny 0.2° anomaly—average for the season. It’s poor surf, so skip it.

Wednesday the 26th morning is your first real chance: 2ft from the ESE, period 9 seconds, glassy with a light SE breeze at 3 mph. Energy is weak (58), but it’s clean and surfable. Afternoon turns cross-onshore at 9 mph, choppy. That morning window is the early standout.

Thursday the 27th morning has 3ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, cross-shore wind at 9 mph, energy moderate (125)—still poor. Friday the 28th morning is stormy, but Friday afternoon is clean with 3ft, period 8 seconds, energy (99), and a light cross-off breeze—surfable but small.

Saturday the 29th morning is glassy with 2ft, period 8 seconds, energy (63). That’s another clean little session. Sunday the 30th morning has a westerly offshore at 6 mph, 2ft from the SE, clean but tiny.

From Monday the 31st, it drops to 1ft and stays tiny—energy in the singles and teens. Tuesday the 1st of September brings a long period 14-second groundswell at just 0.7ft—interesting but too small. Most sessions from here through the first week of September are poor, with waves 1ft to 2ft and cross-onshore winds.

Wednesday the 9th of September is the best of the bunch: 3ft from the ESE, period 9-10 seconds, cross-off wind from the NW at 12 mph, energy jumps to 149-171. That’s moderate energy and clean—still only 3ft, but the most we see all forecast. The Wall is consistent in being small and ordinary, so this run is normal for the area.

For standouts: Wednesday the 26th morning and Saturday the 29th morning offer glassy, clean small waves. The clear highlight is Wednesday the 9th of September—clean, best energy, decent shape. For beginners, anything over 5ft is too big—we never hit that. Periods are mostly short (8-9 seconds), only the 25th and 1st have longer ones. Swell direction is mainly SE or ESE, not matching the optimum ENE for The Wall. That’s a bummer. Crowds are only sometimes, so you might have it quiet.

This is a lean run, mate. Most of it is poor, small surf. For kite surfing, the clean cross-off days with 3ft to 3ft and moderate wind could be a better option than paddling. It doesn’t stay this flat forever, but for now, bring the longboard and patience.

Rusty.

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