Walkers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, ‘cause I’m Rusty and I’m gonna level with you. The outlook for our local stretch, just focusing on Walkers, is about as exciting as a flat tyre on a Sunday morning. We’ve got a long, drawn-out run of tricky conditions ahead, with no real standout sessions on the cards. The problem isn't a lack of swell—we’ve got plenty—but the wind is a constant cross-onshore mess that’s killing any chance of quality.

Starting from now, on Sunday the 6th of September, the wind is already up from the east at 16 mph, and it stays that way. The swell is small, around 3 ft from the east-northeast with a short period of 8 seconds, giving us weak, choppy surf (combined energy of 172). This isn’t something you’d paddle out for unless you’re desperate for a flogging. The water temp is 85°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, but the conditions are just poor.

Things actually look worse as we roll into Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th. The wind picks up to a fresh breeze of 19 mph, and the swell bumps up to 5 ft to 6 ft. The period stays short at 7 to 8 seconds, so you’ve got lumpy, disorganised waves with moderate to fresh cross-onshore winds (combined energy climbing to 414). It’s more of a windsurfing or kite-surfing vibe than a paddle-surfing one.

Midweek, from Wednesday the 9th through to the 12th of September, the swell actually gets a bit of size, hitting 7 ft on Wednesday morning. But that’s where the bad news continues. It’s all east wind,19 mph, cross-onshore, and the period is still a meagre 8 seconds. The wave energy is moderate to strong (combined energy up to 646), but the quality is poor. The setup at Walkers is exposed, so it’s catching all this energy, but with that wind, it’s just a choppy, blown-out mess. Not one for the log, not one for the shortboard unless you’re a masochist.

After the 12th, the swell drops back a bit. From the 13th of September onward, we’re looking at waves between 3 ft and 5 ft for the rest of the run, with the same story: east winds, 16 to 19 mph, cross-onshore, and short periods. The last few days, around the 20th and 21st of September, the swell bottoms out to just 3 ft (combined energy of 150 to 160). That’s barely a ripple.

So, to be straight with you: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window for Walkers. It’s a long blank run of poor conditions. The guidance shows the break is consistent, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. Forecasts can change, and with a spot like this that’s normally consistent, it tends not to stay this poor for long. But for now, leave the board in the car and go do something else.

Rusty.

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