Zeneta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Zeneta over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch. A lot of days you’re staring at messy conditions or swell that just doesn’t line up right. It’s a beach that needs the right combo, and for most of this run, it’s just not getting it.

Let’s start with the first recommendation we can talk about: Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. There’s some swell in the water, 5 ft from the NNW with a short period of 8 seconds, but the wind is a cross-shore from the NE at 9 mph. It’s got that gentle cross-chop on it, and the combined energy is sitting at a moderate 300. The water temp is 72°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there. Honestly, it’s marginal. Not the kind of thing you’d rush out for.

Thursday the 3rd of September morning is more promising, but still small. We’ve got 3 ft from the NNW, short period again at 8 seconds, but the wind goes glassy – a clean, light offshore from the W at 3 mph. That makes a huge difference. The combined energy is weak at 136, but if you’re on a log or a funboard, you could get some clean little walls. It’s very ordinary, but it’s surfable.

Friday the 4th of September morning is similar – 3 ft from the NW, glassy conditions with a SW breeze at 3 mph. Combined energy is only 99, so really small. Again, a longboard morning if you’re desperate.

From there, it goes downhill fast. Saturday the 5th through to Tuesday the 15th of September is a brutal stretch. The swell pops up now and then – a few days with 5 ft, even some longer period stuff like 14 seconds on the 7th afternoon (with 457 energy), but the wind is almost always cross-on or cross-shore from a bad angle. The conditions are consistently described as poor. There’s no clean window. It’s a write-off for a solid week and a half. Even when the combined energy jumps to 650 on the 13th afternoon with a long-period 15 second swell from the NW, the cross-on wind at 16 mph from the W just ruins it. That’s more of a kite surfing setup than a paddle session.

Then we finally get a standout. Wednesday the 16th of September morning. This is the one to circle on your calendar. The swell comes up to 5 ft from the NNW, but the period is a very long 15 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, with a ton of energy. The combined energy is a massive 1129 (strong). And the wind? Glassy. A light offshore from the N at 3 mph. This is the best on offer over the whole 16 days. The waves will have shape, power, and clean faces. That said, at 5 ft with that long period, it’s going to be a bit walled at a beach break like Zeneta – it’ll be better if you can find a bank that lines up, but the quality is there for experienced surfers. It won’t be one for beginners.

The following days after that, the 17th of September, look messy again. So really, you’ve got one clear standout: the morning of Wednesday the 16th of September. Get on it if you can. The rest is mostly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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