23 Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Alright, look, we’ve got one spot on the radar for the next couple of weeks – 23 Beach. It’s a beginner-friendly, consistent beach setup that’s exposed to the NW, so it needs that specific angle to light up. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. Don’t get too excited for the immediate future, because the first three days are a write-off.

The first real glimmer of hope isn’t until Sunday the 6th. Sunday morning is the clear standout in this whole outlook. We’re looking at a glassy start, which is a massive plus – clean, smooth surface. A small 2ft swell rolling in from the NNW with a very long 15-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, and with 230 moderate wave energy in the water, there’s some push behind it. That long period will make the waves shape up nicely, but at a beach break like this, it can make ‘em a bit straight. Still, it’s the best on offer.

Monday the 7th morning is another decent window. A clean cross-offshore breeze from the east, with a 2ft swell from the NW, 14-second period, and a solid 367 moderate wave energy. It’ll be clean and fun for a learner or a longboard.

After that, it’s a real mixed bag. Tuesday morning the 8th has some onshore wind but a touch more size at 3ft, but it’s a bit of a toss-up. Wednesday the 9th there’s a chance of a clean cross-shore on the morning, but the period drops to 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit weaker and less organised.

Thursday the 10th is a no-go with increasing wind and onshore junk. Then we get another glassy morning on Friday the 11th – a 3ft swell from the NNW with an 11-second period and 286 moderate energy. That’s a solid morning, clean again, but the afternoon turns to junk.

Saturday the 12th starts glassy again, but that energy has really dropped to 93 – that’s weak. Small 2ft NNW swell with a short 8-second period. Not much to work with.

After that, from Sunday the 13th right through to the end of the run on the 20th, it’s pretty much all poor surf. There are a few sessions with marginal conditions – like Monday the 14th morning with a 4ft swell but cross-on wind and ripples on it – not worth the drop-in. The period stays short and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it a choppy mess.

So honestly, the only two truly decent sessions are the glassy Sunday the 6th morning and the glassy Friday the 11th morning. For a beginner spot, those are the ones to pencil in. Crowds at 23 Beach can pop up sometimes, but with the conditions so ordinary for most of the window, you might have it to yourself. Otherwise, this forecast is mostly a lot of wind and small, messy swell.

Stay sharp.
Rusty.

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