Velzy Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and let me tell you, it's been a tough stretch here at Velzy Land. Looking out over the next couple of weeks, the surf just ain’t happening for a long, long time. We’ve got a brutal 16-day window where, honestly, there’s hardly anything worth paddling out for. The first record of any real energy doesn't come until far down the line.

For the first week, it's a proper desert. From Monday the 31st of August right through to Friday the 4th of September, we’re staring at pretty much flat, junk conditions. You got fresh cross-shore winds, lumpy chop, tiny swell, or nothing at all. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th offer a bit of movement, but the swell is tiny – we're talking 0.3ft to 1ft, and still those cross-off winds are just cleaning up a whole lot of nothing. It’s a tough run, plain and simple.

Then we hit a long, dry gap. From Monday the 7th of September through to Tuesday the 15th, it’s just a procession of poor surf with weak energy readings. The combined energy of all swells is pathetic, barely hitting a three-digit number until the very end, and I see values like 0, 7, 11, 26, 30, 48 – all of it weak (48 is still weak energy). The wind is a constant issue, either cross, cross-on, or onshore, creating messy, lumpy conditions. The water temp feels about average for the time of year, nothing notable.

Now, the only faint glimmer, and I mean the sole standout in this whole sorry outlook, is what's showing up for Tuesday the 15th of September. We finally get a bump of 3ft swell from the northeast with a period of 9 seconds at Velzy Land. The combined energy kicks up to a moderate 173. The wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 12 mph, which will actually make the waves look good. Still, the rating is poor and it's a zero score, but this is the only real event on the board. For a reef break that's very consistent and takes a northwest optimum, a northeast swell isn't ideal, but 3ft with clean wind is better than a sharp stick in the eye. It’s an option, but only if you're desperate. This is one of those spots that can get crowded, so you might have company. For the rest of the window, you'd be better off charging the kite, because Velzy Land is a beach-and-reef setup and with the poor quality and strong winds, it’s set up more for the kite boarders than us paddle surfers.

Don't lose hope entirely though; this place is generally very consistent, so a blank stretch like this tends not to last forever. Forecasts can always change.
Rusty.

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