Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next 16 days start out a bit messy, with a building swell but junky winds messing up the surface. We’ve got a solid stretch of surf coming through, but you’re going to have to pick your windows carefully. The first few days, Thursday the 27th through Saturday the 29th, are all about a solid SW swell (10ft down to 5ft), but the cross-shore winds are going to chop it up. The energy is strong, with combined totals in the thousands (3842, 2185, 1726), but it’s not going to be clean. It’s more of a “watch it from the beach” kind of vibe until the wind sorts itself out.

Then we get to Sunday the 30th. That’s when things start to get real. The wind drops to nothing – glassy conditions – and the swell, now a touch smaller at 6ft, is still solid and coming from the WSW with a very long 17 second period. This is proper groundswell, with 1978 combined energy. This is the best morning of the first week, hands down. The waves will have real push and shape, but that long period means it’ll be lining up better on the reef than it would at a beach break. Early morning, before the afternoon onshore kicks in, is the go.

Monday the 31st morning is also looking prime. Glassy again, with a 7ft WSW swell at 16 seconds, and 2577 energy. This is another standout. It’s got size and it’s clean. Afternoons on both these days get a bit ragged as the wind swings onshore, so make the most of the mornings.

The rest of the first week into the second week is a mixed bag. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd have some size (6ft and 7ft), but the winds are mostly cross or cross-shore, so it’ll be lumpy. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are similar – surfable but not great. The morning of Friday the 4th has lighter wind, but it’s still cross-shore.

The weekend of the 5th and 6th of September looks like a write-off for decent surfing – moderate to fresh cross-on winds and chop. You’d be better off with a kiteboard than a surfboard those afternoons.

Then, just as it seems to be fading, we get a nice little pulse for the start of the second week. Monday the 7th of September morning has a clean, offshore E wind and a 5ft SW swell at 12 seconds. It’s smaller, but it’s clean and lined up. Good for a fun session on a shortboard or a fish.

The swell dips low midweek (8th and 9th), but then it comes back for another run. Wednesday the 9th of September morning looks excellent – clean, cross-off wind, 5ft WSW swell but at a long 16 seconds, and 1189 energy. It’s not big, but it’s clean and that long period will make it feel better than the size suggests.

The last few days of the window, the 10th and 11th, have some more WSW swell filling in, but the winds get messy again in the afternoons. The mornings are still worth a look, especially the 11th which has a bit more size (7ft) but the wind goes cross-on in the afternoon.

So, to cut through it: Your two best windows are the mornings of Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st of August. That’s the stand-out stretch. Big, clean, powerful swell. Then, keep an eye on the morning of Monday the 7th of September for a smaller, cleaner session, and the 9th of September morning for a sneaky long-period gem. The rest is a matter of picking through the chop.

Water temp is sitting around 73°, which is about normal for this time of year, barely a bump above average.

Alright, I’m out. Stay stoked.

Rusty

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