Walton Rocks (Power Plant) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. I’ve looked over the whole 16-day window for Walton Rocks (Power Plant) and, honestly, there’s not a single good day in the lot. The surf is just flat-out poor for the entire stretch. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is barely there. From now all the way through to the 13th of September, it’s a total blank run for any decent paddle surfing.

For the first week, starting Saturday the 29th of August, you’re looking at a sad 0.7 ft to 2 ft of swell. The wind is a mess—mostly cross-onshore or onshore from the east and northeast, with speeds of 6 to 16 mph. The water temperature is a warm 85° but that’s about the only positive. The swell period is short and weak, mostly 5 to 11 seconds, and the combined energy is pitiful, never breaking out of the double digits (22 to 59). There’s nothing to get excited about. The break is a beach and reef setup, but it’s exposed to the northeast, and the swell direction is all wrong for any real quality.

Moving into the second week, from the 6th of September onwards, it gets even worse. Swell heights drop to 0.7 ft, with combined energy falling to single digits (6 to 24). There are a few moments of cleaner conditions—like on the morning of the 7th with glassy wind, and the 8th and 10th with cross-offshore breezes—but the swell is so tiny and weak that it’s just not worth paddling out. The period is short to moderate, but the lack of size kills it.

The last few days, from the 12th to the 13th of September, see a slight bump in swell height to 2 ft to 3 ft, and the energy finally climbs to 131 on the 13th. But the wind is howling onshore at 19 mph, and the swell direction is from the northeast, which is not the optimum for this spot. It’s messy, blown-out, and honestly, that kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than trying to paddle. The swell is too short-period and choppy for a decent surf.

So, bottom line: there’s nothing to recommend here. No standouts, no hidden gems. The whole 16 days is a washout. For a break that’s usually very consistent, this is a quiet spell, but it happens. Forecasts can change, and the water’s warm, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I wouldn’t bother waxing up.

Rusty.

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