Warner Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk Warner Beach. It’s the only break we’ve got on the list, and the next 16 days are looking pretty grim. The water temp is 21°, which is about normal for this time of year, but the wind and swell just aren’t playing nice.

Saturday the 29th kicks off with a clear sky but a strong 30 km/h crosswind from the NE ruining any chance of clean surf. The swell is 2.1m from the ENE with a short 8-second period — moderate energy at 864, but the wind is too rough. Saturday afternoon is worse. Sunday the 30th is cross-onshore and lumpy, no good. Monday the 31st is a little better with light winds, but still cross-onshore, small 1.1m to 1.2m E swell, and weak energy around 277 to 294. Just marginal. Tuesday the 1st of September is a washout. Wednesday the 2nd has a tiny 0.5m SSW swell with a long 16-second period, but it’s onshore and too small to bother with.

Thursday the 3rd of September morning is the first real highlight. Light NNE winds at 10 km/h, cross-offshore, clean faces. The swell is only 0.6m from the south at 10 seconds, and the energy is low at 134, so it’s small and weak. Surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon turns ugly again with a 2.4m SSW swell at a short 6 seconds and cross-onshore winds — messy.

Friday the 4th of September brings a big spike of energy — 3.0m SSE swell at 9 seconds, with a combined energy of 2565. That’s strong to very strong, but it’s raining, 25 km/h cross-onshore winds, and the period is short. Too big and too messy for most; this is expert-only, and even then, it’s going to be a washing machine. Kite surfers might love it.

After that, it’s a dead zone. From Saturday the 5th through Tuesday the 9th, it’s all cross or cross-onshore winds, short-period junk, and poor to marginal conditions. The 6th of September has a 2.0m S swell at 14 seconds but cross winds from the ENE and lumpy chop — frustrating because there’s energy there (1784 combined), but it’s not clean. That’s a 5-day gap of nothing worth paddling for.

Wednesday the 10th of September morning offers a glimmer. Light ESE winds at 10 km/h, cross-onshore but light, with 1.8m NE swell at a short 6 seconds. Combined energy is moderate at 507. Marginal, but if you’re desperate, you might find a few weak waves. The afternoon goes back to poor.

From Thursday the 11th through Sunday the 13th, it’s more of the same — cross-onshore winds, short-period swell, poor to marginal conditions. The 11th has a 2.1m ENE swell at 8 seconds with 965 combined energy, but the wind is cross-onshore. It’s a grind, not a standout.

Honestly, out of this entire 16-day window, only two sessions are even worth mentioning: Thursday the 3rd of September morning (clean, but tiny) and maybe Wednesday the 10th of September morning (light wind, but short-period junk). There’s no big, clean, well-windowed swell to get excited about. It’s a rough stretch for Warner Beach.

Rusty

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