The Wedge (Allenhurst) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let's have a look at what's on the table. I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We've got a long stretch of small, weak energy and conditions that just aren't coming together.

The Wedge (Allenhurst) is the only spot on the cards, and it's a beach and jetty setup. It's not exactly firing. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

For Saturday the 4th, the morning is glassy with a tiny 1ft swell from the SE and a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak (21), and it's labelled "poor surf conditions." The afternoon cleans up with a gentle offshore, but it's still tiny (1ft) and ordinary. Not worth getting wet.

Sunday the 5th through to the end of the first week is a write-off. We've got light cross-onshore winds, periods dropping to 5 or 6 seconds, and the swell barely cracks 3ft on Monday the 6th. That Monday morning has a bit of size (3ft) but it's a short-period E windswell with moderate cross-onshore wind and chop. The combined energy hits a moderate (41), but it's messy.

Tuesday the 9th sees the swell drop right back. There's a brief window on Wednesday afternoon the 8th with clean conditions and a 2ft E swell, but it's just "surfable" at best.

The second week is even quieter. Lots of clean conditions, but the swell is tiny – mostly 1.0ft to 2ft – and the energy is weak, rarely getting out of the double digits. Thursday the 16th shows a brief pulse of 2ft from the NE with a weak period of 4 seconds, but it's nothing to get excited about.

Honestly, for the entire 16-day outlook, there's no standout. The swell is too small and inconsistent, and the only real size we see is wind-affected and poor. This stretch looks way more interesting for a kite surfer than for anyone trying to paddle into a wave. Keep an eye on the charts, but it's looking like a long wait.

Rusty.

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