Velzyland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down Velzyland for the next couple of weeks. This reef break usually likes south swell, and the forecast shows a lot of nothing special at first. First few days? Mostly small, messy, onshore junk. Don’t get too excited.

Tuesday morning the 8th of September: tiny 0.8m SSE swell, short 7-second period, only 105 combined energy—real weak. But the wind is glassy out of the WNW, so the surface is clean. It’s surfable, just nothing to write home about. Tuesday afternoon the wind goes ENE at 9 mph and it gets cross-onshore and choppy with a 1.5m wave—poor.

Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are cross-shore wind, little E swell around 1.2m, moderate chop. Not your day.

Friday the 11th morning is cleaner with a cross-offshore N wind at 12 mph, and the swell is 1.2m from the east at 7 seconds (265 combined energy). Still only marginal, but the surface is clean. Friday afternoon gets hammered by a 22 mph NE cross-onshore, so that morning is your only shot.

Saturday the 12th is tiny and messy—0.3m ESE swell, risk of thunderstorms, onshore wind. Skip it.

Sunday the 13th has some size at 1.3m but it’s short-period south windswell (6 seconds) and the wind is messy cross-shore. Still poor.

Monday the 14th: 1.5m ESE at 7 seconds, onshore light rain breeze, combined energy jumps to 559—moderate—but conditions are funky. Not the one.

Now, here’s the real standout. Tuesday morning the 15th of September is the best wave in the whole stretch. A clean 2.0m E swell at 8 seconds, with a cross-offshore N wind at 12 mph. The combined energy hits 1368—that’s strong, proper power. Crowds are possible at Velzyland, but with clean-offshore conditions and solid chest-to-head-high waves, it’s worth dealing with a few folks. That afternoon the wind swings NE and cranks to 22 mph, ruining it.

The second week has a couple of glassy mornings with tiny groundswell (17th and 18th September: 0.5m–0.7m SE, periods up to 13–14 seconds, glassy conditions) but the swell is really small, so it’s more of a longboard day. Combined energy is moderate (257–385). No real size.

From the 19th onward, it’s onshore rain, tiny waves, and poor quality. The 21st and 22nd are nearly flat with barely 0.2m–0.5m.

So, the one to aim for: Tuesday morning the 15th. Otherwise, it’s a pretty lean run for Velzyland. Water temp is average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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