Windmills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening with this spot.

It’s a pretty grim run ahead for Windmills. This is an advanced reef break, and it’s fairly consistent, but the problem is the wind. For the entire outlook period we’re looking at a persistent ENE breeze that’s going to mess things up. For the first week, that wind is strong – 15 to 22 mph – and coming straight cross-shore, smashing up any chance of clean waves. The swell is there, coming from the ENE with heights around 4 ft to 6 ft, but it’s mostly short-period junk. The combined swell energy builds from a weak 97 up to a moderate 164 and then into the strong range around 522, but it doesn’t matter because the wind is ruining it. The wave comment says “poor surf conditions” across the board. No standouts, no days worth paddling out here for the first nine days.

It’s not until Friday the 25th of September that we get a tiny glimmer. The wind eases off, swinging SE at 9 mph and turning cross-offshore in the morning. The swell drops a bit to 6 ft from the ENE, still short period of 6 seconds, but the wave comment changes to “marginal” (a rating of 1). The clean conditions make this the one small window. Even then, it’s just a marginal call – not a standout, just the least bad option in a bad run. The break is fairly exposed to the swell, and with its optimum direction being NNW, we aren’t getting the good stuff. After that, Saturday the 27th through to Wednesday the 1st of October goes right back to poor conditions with that strong cross-shore wind back.

Overall, this is a tough 16 days. For an advanced reef, the long period groundswells that would make it shine are missing, and the wind is a constant enemy. There are no good surf options here in this window.

Water temperature is about average for the time of year here at Windmills.

Rusty.

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