Trigg Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s coming up at Trigg Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Alright mate, straight up, the first week is a mixed bag of almost-there and full-on conditions, with a couple of standout windows if you’re willing to be picky. The water temp is sittin’ around 64°F, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year – a bit nippy, but nothing a good 4/3 won't fix.

We kick off Saturday the 12th of September, but forget about it – it’s onshore, choppy, and the swell energy is massive but messy. Not worth paddling out. Sunday the 13th is similar, garbage. The real first look comes Monday morning the 14th. Trigg Beach cleans right up with an offshore easterly breeze at 6 mph. Those 8ft waves from the WSW with a 14-second period have got some serious grunt – combined energy is 2392 (moderate) and it’s a groundswell. That long period means it’ll be a bit straight at the beach, but with glassy, offshore conditions, it’s clean and powerful. This is one for experienced surfers only at that size.

Tuesday the 15th is another solid shout. You’ve got a stiff easterly offshore at 16 mph keepin’ it clean, with 7ft of WSW swell – still solid. Combined energy is around 1900, and the period is 14 seconds again. It’s a full day of clean, powerful waves for the experienced crew. Really nice autumn feel to the air. The standout of the whole run, though, has to be Monday the 21st of September. Monday afternoon, the wind eases to a light 9 mph cross-off from the NNE, the swell is a good 7ft from the SW with a long 16-second period, and it’s clean – combined energy is 2444. This is the one to circle in the calendar. It’s not too big for the good surfers, and the setup looks juicy.

Don’t sleep on the morning of Thursday the 24th either, but you’ll want to be an expert. Swell is pumping 12ft from the WSW with a very long 19-second period – combined energy is a whopping 9520. That’s proper groundswell territory. Too big for most, and it’s a cross-shore wind, so it’ll be lumpy. Only the groms with serious balls should go near it.

The second week starts to wind down. Friday the 25th still has some size – 10ft in the morning – but the wind is good from the SE, keeping it clean. By Saturday the 26th of September, it’s dropping to 5ft with a clean offshore, but the energy is fading. After that, the last few days of the outlook are small, weak, and not really worth the wetsuit peel. Swell drops under 4ft and period drops, with rain about. Bit of a flat finish for the run.

Overall, don’t bother paddling out until Monday morning the 14th, then smash Tuesday the 15th and especially Monday the 21st. That Monday is the pick.

Rusty.

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