Vagabundo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Well, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next 16 days at Vagabundo is a pretty grim one. We're looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with no real standout days to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing that's slightly out of the ordinary.

Let's run through it. Starting from Saturday the 29th of August, we've got a NNW swell around 5ft with a period of 11 seconds, but the wind is cross-on from the NE at 16 mph, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy is moderate at 665. This same pattern continues through Sunday and Monday, with the swell dropping a bit and the period shortening, but the wind stays cross-on, keeping things poor.

On Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell picks up a bit to 6ft-6ft from the NNE, period is a short 7 seconds, and the wind goes onshore from the NNE at 16 mph. It's still a write-off. Wednesday the 2nd sees the swell bump up to 7ft from the NNE, period still short at 8 seconds, and the wind is onshore. The energy is moderate at 635-682, but with those short periods and onshore wind, it's going to be a blustery, lumpy mess. This is getting into the too-big-for-beginners territory, but the quality is so poor it doesn't matter.

From Thursday the 3rd of September right through to Saturday the 13th of September, it's the same story. Swell stays mostly between 4ft and 6ft, with short periods mostly between 6 and 9 seconds, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-on from the NNE. The energy figures are mostly in the low to moderate range, between 149 and 426. The only potential silver lining is that on the 13th of September, the period stretches to 9 seconds, but with onshore wind and a dropping swell, it's still not worth getting wet for.

Honestly, lads, this is a blank run. There's nothing here that's worth paddling out for. The wind is relentless from the wrong direction, and the swell is either too short-period or too wind-affected. If you're desperate, you might look at a kite setup, because with the onshore winds and the moderate chop, that's about the only thing that could be any fun here. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, I'd be finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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