Trespassers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The main story here is all about one spot, Trespassers. It’s not pumping every day, but there are a couple of windows that look genuinely special for those who can handle a big, clean reef wave.

We kick off Monday the 17th with some modest, long-period southwest groundswell, but it’s not quite happening – marginal at best, with a moderate cross-off breeze. The 4ft to 4ft swell (16 seconds) has energy, but it’s just not coming together with the conditions, so we’re in a waiting game.

Tuesday the 18th is much the same story: clean-looking surf on paper, with that long 16 to 17-second period, but the wave quality just isn’t delivering. The swell is a bit small and the wind is a bit too strong from the north-northeast. A frustrating start.

Wednesday the 19th is a write-off. The wind swings onshore, the swell is junky and short-period – don’t even bother. The same goes for Thursday the 20th; there’s a lot of energy in the water but the cross-onshore wind is making a mess of things.

Now, we start to see a shift. Friday the 21st of August, the swell bumps up to a solid 5ft to 5ft, with that lovely 15 to 17-second period. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it’s not perfect, but it’s getting there. Conditions are still marginal, but you can feel a change coming.

Here’s the standout. Saturday the 22nd. The morning is where it’s at. The swell holds a clean 5ft from the southwest, period still a beautiful 15 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. Absolutely glassy. The water will be smooth as a mirror for a bit. This is the one to circle. It’s a fairly consistent reef, but it is an advanced wave, so take your A-game.

Sunday the 23rd sees light onshore winds creep back in, and the swell drops a touch. Still surfable, but not the same quality as Saturday morning. We then hit a flat, poor stretch from Monday 24th through Wednesday 26th – the swell drops right away, and it’s just ordinary.

Then things get interesting again. Thursday the 27th of August, the swell is back up, 6ft to 7ft, with a massive 17-second period and enormous energy. The wind is cross-off, but the size and power make it a marginal call for most. This is big.

The other true standout. Friday the 28th of August. This is for experts only. The swell is showing 8ft to 10ft from the southwest. The morning has glassy conditions with a period of 10 seconds, and by the afternoon it’s completely calm and glassy with a 10ft swell. This will be a heavy, powerful, and very serious wave at Trespassers. Not for the faint-hearted, but if you have the skills, it will be epic.

Saturday the 29th drops back to a manageable 5ft to 6ft with clean conditions, a good option for the less extreme. Sunday the 30th is smaller again but still clean and fun. Monday the 31st sees a push of 7ft swell, but it’s a bit wind-affected. The window closes out after that with onshore winds and dropping energy on the 1st of September.

So, to sum it up: The clear highlights are the morning of Saturday the 22nd for a clean, glassy, medium-sized SW groundswell, and the day of Friday the 28th of August for the big, expert-only, glassy, massive SW groundswell. Trespassers is a reef, so that long-period swell will really line up nicely there.

Rusty.

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