Vilano Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long hard look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks at Vilano Jetty.

Honestly, looking straight down the line, this is a tough stretch. The surf is running small and weak right through the whole 16-day period. There isn’t a single standout session where everything clicks. The swell is just too low and the energy is flat more often than not.

We start off this Tuesday (8 September) with tiny, weak, short-period windswell pushing in around 4 ft from the NE, but the onshore wind is making a mess of it. The combined energy is only 118 to 129, which is weak. The water temp is sitting right around average for the time of year, but you won't care because the conditions are poor. Wednesday sees a slight bump in energy to 209, but that's still a weak to moderate reading with a cross-onshore wind chopping things up. Thursday (10 September) drops right back off as the swell fades to 3 ft with no real power.

There's a tiny window of clean conditions on Friday 11 September morning – glassy with a light offshore breeze, but there's nothing to surf with just 1 ft of mush and only 30 in the energy bank. The same goes for Saturday 12 September morning: dead calm, glassy, but only 2 ft of weak E swell at 7 seconds. It's a lake out there.

After that, it’s just a slow bleed. From Sunday 13th all the way through to the end of the forecast on 23 September, the swell barely nudges above 2 ft. The energy values hover between a paltry 14 and 74. There will be a few brief moments with a clean look, like the glassy mornings on the 15th and 16th, or the light offshore on the 19th, but you’re chasing knee-high dribble. On Sunday 20 September, the wind swings hard onshore from the NNE at 16 mph, making what little there is a complete washout.

So, what’s the best on offer? It’s a sad pick, but if you absolutely need to get wet, the early mornings on Friday 12 September, and Monday 14 September, or the offshore wind session on Saturday 19 September are your best bets. The wind will be light to glassy, but you'll be on a longboard struggling to find a face on a 2 ft to 2 ft wave with no push. Don't expect any power or shape.

This is a blank run for the area – 16 days of flat or near-flat conditions. It’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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