Tuckers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you, it's a bit of a slow one on the horizon for Tuckers. We’ve got a long 16-day window staring us down, and to be honest, there’s nothing here that’s gonna get the heart pumping, but let's walk through it and see if there’s a sliver of hope.

Right off the bat, the first bit of swell we see arrives on Wednesday the 2nd of September. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft SE swell pushing through with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is weak, sitting at just 75, so there’s hardly any power behind it. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 85°, which is a couple of degrees above average for this time of year. But the real story is the cross-off wind from the NW at 6 mph – it’ll keep the surface clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are even smaller, with the swell dropping to 2ft and then 2ft. The wind shifts around but stays mostly cross-off, so the waves will be clean. But small and weak, folks. The energy readings are pathetic – 44 and 49. On Friday afternoon, there’s a little spike in energy to 109 from a 3ft NNE swell, but it’s only a 7-second period and the wind is cross-off at 9 mph. It’s still nothing to write home about.

The weekend is a write-off. Saturday and Sunday see the swell hovering around 2ft to 2ft, but the wind is cranking up from the W and WSW at 16 to 22 mph. It’s clean but with those tiny waves and fresh breeze, you’re just getting blown off your board. The combined energy is low to moderate, peaking at 103 on Saturday morning, but it’s not enough to make it worthwhile. There’s a risk of thunderstorms on Sunday, so keep that in mind.

The first half of the following week, from Monday the 7th to Thursday the 10th, is dead. We’re talking 1ft to 2ft surf with weak energy readings between 25 and 60. The wind is all over the place but mostly cross-off, keeping it clean, but there’s just no swell to work with. This is a real gap of nothing.

Now, things start to look a little more interesting towards the back half of the week, but not by much. Friday the 11th through Sunday the 13th sees an increase in combined swell energy, climbing from 96 up to 180 and 153 on Saturday the 12th. But don't get too excited – the swell height is still only 2ft to 3ft. The issue is the wind. On the 11th and 12th, we’ve got a strong breeze from the W and NW at 19 to 25 mph. It’s cross-off, but that much wind is going to make it a battle. The quality is still "poor surf conditions" on those days.

The best we get in this entire period is Sunday the 13th. We finally get a moderate offshore wind from the NW at 16 mph, and the swell holds at 2ft from the SE with a 9-second period. The combined energy is 136, which is moderate. The waves are clean and surfable, but still very ordinary. It’s the pick of a very flat bunch. Tuckers is a point break, so it handles that SE direction fine, but with this tiny size, you’ll be scratching for anything with a face.

After that, we slide right back into the doldrums. Monday the 14th through the end of the window on Thursday the 17th of September is all 1ft to 2ft surf. The real head-turner is the 16th and 17th, where we see the period jump to a very long 12-13 seconds from the SE. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy hits 173 and 246 – moderate to strong! But the height is still only 1ft to 2ft. So you’ve got all that long-period energy but nothing to show for it on the face. Wind on the 17th is a cross-shore from the WSW at 12 mph, which is never ideal for a point break like Tuckers. It’s a cruel tease.

So, the standout? There isn't one. If you absolutely have to get wet, Sunday the 13th is your best bet for the cleanest, most surfable conditions, but keep your expectations on the floor. This is a long stretch of small, ordinary surf.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts. It tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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