Udo Shrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Udo Shrine.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a long, frustrating wait for anything worthwhile. The first real surfable window doesn’t show up until the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September, and even then, it’s a struggle. You’ll be looking at small 3ft SE windswell, period a short 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (152). The conditions will be glassy, so it’s not a total loss, but it’s really just something to get wet on. For a break that’s inconsistent, you’re relying on a lot of things to line up, and they aren’t.

From there, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. The wind is mostly a cross-onshore breeze, and the swell direction is all over the shop. The energy picks up around the 13th and 14th of September with 3ft to 5ft swell, but the wind is onshore and lumpy, making it a messy, blown-out mess. The combined energy readings hit moderate to strong levels (524 to 621), but that energy is wasted with the wind ruining any shape. Honestly, for a beach setup like this, with that wind and those chop levels, it’d be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Now, there are two dates that look like the real standouts. The first is the morning of Wednesday the 16th of September. We get a 4ft E swell with a period of 9 seconds, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is strong (451), and the water is about average for the time of year. This is the pick of the bunch for the whole forecast. It’s clean, it’s got some push, and you’ll have the place to yourself because the crowds are often there, but the long run of poor conditions will have put most people off.

The other one is the morning of Thursday the 17th of September. It’s smaller, 2ft from the E, but with a 12-second period. The energy is moderate (242), but the wind is a light cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. It’s not a day for big waves, but for a longboard or a funboard, it’ll be a lovely, cruisy session.

The following week, from the 18th, we see a drop-off in quality. The morning of Monday the 21st has glassy conditions with a 4ft E swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s weak (160). The afternoon of the 21st looks better with a 5ft E swell and a light offshore wind, so that’s another one to pencil in as promising but less certain.

So, to sum it up: this is a long, slow start. Don’t hold your breath until that Wednesday the 16th of September morning. That’s your best bet. The Thursday the 17th morning is a close second for a clean, small-wave session. Otherwise, it’s a lot of waiting for the wind to play ball.

Rusty.

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