Vilano Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the beach. Let's be straight, it’s a grim run ahead. We're facing down a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy conditions. The first 16 days are a write-off for any kind of decent surf.

Right, looking at the whole picture, the combined swell energy barely gets out of the double digits for most of the period, maxing out at 219 at one point, which sounds punchy, but trust me, with the wind and the shape, it's just not gonna deliver. We've got a real gap here from Monday the 7th of September right through to... well, let's just say it's a flat spell with only tiny, weak, onshore slop.

The spotlight, and I use that term loosely, is on Vilano Jetty. Now, this place can handle some swell, but we ain't got any to speak of. The water temp feels about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

In the first week, from the 7th to the 13th, don't even bother. The swell is tiny, mostly coming from the ESE and ENE at 1ft to 4ft, but the period is short, around 6 to 9 seconds, so there's no grunt. The wind is almost always a nasty cross-onshore or onshore, ruining what little bump there is. The energy readings are pathetic – mostly in the teens and twenties, with that one spike to 219 on the 9th, but it's a spike of junky, wind-blown junk. The forecast consistently says "poor surf conditions" with a score of 0. It's not for beginners because it's barely surfable, and even for experts, it's just frustrating. If you had to be in the water, the Thursday the 10th morning is the only flicker – glassy conditions with a tiny 3ft swell, but it's still poor. The rest of the week is a write-off.

The second week from the 14th is more of the same prison sentence. Tiny 1ft to 3ft swell, mostly short period ESE or NE windswell. The energy stays pitifully low, mostly in the 20s and 30s. The wind is a constant problem – cross-off, cross, or glassy, but the swell has zero power. The only daylight is on Saturday the 19th morning, with glassy conditions and a 3ft NE swell, and Sunday the 20th morning with clean, offshore winds from the SW on the same tiny 3ft swell. Those are the only points worth even looking at, but they're still rated as "very ordinary conditions."

Honestly, with this much weak, onshore wind and tiny swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The water's flat and choppy. A long, blank run like this is normal for this area when the pattern stalls out.

Forget it. There is no standout. There is nothing on offer. Keep the board in the car and wait for the next system.

Rusty.

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