Woodlands Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's break it down.

Honestly, it’s looking like a rough, flat spell ahead for Woodlands Beach. There’s a big gap in any decent surf for the next couple of weeks.

Starting Saturday the 12th of September, we’re looking at tiny waves. We’ve got a tiny 1 ft swell from the north on Saturday morning, but the wind is a cross-off from the east at 19 mph. It’s clean, but the combined swell energy is a pathetic 15 – just a whisper. There’s nothing to get excited about, and this pattern just keeps rolling.

Sunday the 13th is much the same: a tiny 0.7 ft to 1 ft north swell with clean conditions and offshore winds, but it’s just not enough to push a board. The energy is still in the single digits and low twenties. This whole first week, from the 12th right through to the 26th of September, is a run of tiny surf. Day after day, those swell heights barely tickle 1 ft or 1 ft. The wind is often offshore and the conditions are clean, but there’s no power behind it. The swell period is sometimes long, like 15 seconds, but on such tiny waves that doesn't mean a thing. It’s a sad, flat spell.

Now, there is one flicker of light. It’s way off, but on Sunday the 27th of September, things might finally change. We’ve got a jump in swell height to 3 ft to 3 ft from the north, with a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to 170 to 192 – that’s moderate energy, finally. The morning is forecast to have a fresh offshore easterly wind, which would be clean. Compared to the rest of the run, that Sunday morning looks like the only real chance for a proper surf. It isn’t huge, but after weeks of nothing, a 3 ft north swell with offshore wind would feel like a proper session.

But I gotta be honest, it’s a long way off and it’s still not a standout classic. For a break that’s already inconsistent, it’s been a grim few weeks. If you’re desperate, you hold out for that Sunday the 27th of September morning. Everything else before that is just a flat spell.

Rusty

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