Trespassers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya. Let's get straight into it. We've only got one spot on the radar for the next 16 days, and that's Trespassers. It's an advanced reef break, and it's not for the faint of heart. The water temp is sitting at 59°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The forecast starts with a bit of a dud. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th are lookin' pretty average, with a solid 6ft to 7ft SSW groundswell, but the wind's just not playing ball. It's all onshore or cross-onshore, so you're lookin' at a messy, lumpy surface. Not worth paddlin' out for unless you're desperate. The wave energy is through the roof, but it's all for nothing with that chop. Thursday afternoon has that big 6ft swell with a 15-second period, but the wind is trash.

Now, Saturday the 15th is where things start to get interesting. The swell drops a touch to 5ft to 6ft, still from the SSW with that same long 16-second period. The key change is the wind. Saturday morning we get a light cross-offshore breeze, and by the afternoon it turns pure offshore from the ESE. That reef is gonna be clean, with some proper lines comin' through. This is the best on offer early on, with clean conditions. It’s a quiet crowd situation here at Trespassers, so you might have it mostly to yourself.

Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th keeps the clean conditions with offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the swell size drops to around 4ft to 4ft. The period stays long, around 14-17 seconds, so there's still plenty of push for a reef this size. It's gonna be a bit smaller, but still fun, clean waves. For a high-performance spot like this, it'll be more manageable and less of a grind.

Then we hit a rough patch from the 19th right through to the 26th of August. A full week of poor to marginal conditions. Swell tries to pick up a few times, like on the 22nd with a 7ft SW swell and the 23rd with a 8ft to 8ft SW swell, but each time the wind is howling onshore or cross-onshore, making it a complete write-off for a proper paddle session. That late August period from the 22nd to the 24th is lookin' like a kite surfer’s dream, not ours. Strong winds and a big lumpy sea.

We finally get a return to form on Thursday the 27th of August. The wind backs off, turns offshore from the E, and we get a clean 6ft SSW groundswell with a 15-second period. The forecast says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers," and I'm not gonna argue. That's your standout for the whole run. It's an advanced break with a decent-sized groundswell with perfect offshore wind. It's gonna be big, clean, and powerful. If you can handle it, that's the session.

After that, Friday the 28th drops right back off to a tiny 2ft to 3ft, so that's a wind-down.

So, to sum it up: don't bother with the first two days. Saturday the 15th and Thursday the 27th are your real targets. The middle of the month has some small clean surf, but the real gold is that big, clean groundswell at the end. The long periods mean it's gonna be boiling and surging over that reef, stay sharp out there.

Rusty.

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