Foam

Epic is the word. Right now you're looking at overhead-high faces, probably 3.3 to 5.5 metres, driven by a solid 17-second groundswell wrapping in from the south-west, that long period is what builds shape and push on these reefs. The wind is 15 kilometres per hour from the east, holding offshore and cleaning the faces, and the tide is rising steadily into the window that suits this break best: when water floods over the reef, entry and positioning become manageable for those with the experience to handle the size and power. This is a reef that asks for confident surfers only, and conditions have aligned to give you the best of it.

By mid-afternoon the swell holds firm, probably 3.5 to 5.8 metres, but the wind swings cross-shore from the east-south-east and builds to 20 kilometres per hour, which will texture the faces and start to undo the morning's clean lines. The rise in wind and angle is the signal that today's best window closes as forecast.

Tomorrow peaks at the same rating with similar overhead-high faces, probably 2.5 to 5.9 metres, and the morning is your chance before wind and tide turn against you again. The forecast is firm on size and direction, though as always the ocean may read a fraction different when you arrive; treat the upper end as a guideline and trust what you see in person.