Freshwater east Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ll give it to you straight.

Honestly, Freshwater East is looking pretty grim over this 16-day stretch. There’s plenty of wind and occasional bumps in swell, but the quality just isn’t there. You’re looking at a solid two-week gap before anything even close to surfable shows up.

From Tuesday the 4th of August, we’ve got a small SW swell around 4ft with a short period of 7 seconds, but a 12 mph cross-breeze from the SSW kills it. The water’s about 64°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year. The energy reading is 197 (moderate), but it’s called poor surf conditions. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 5th looks cleaner with a strong offshore from the WNW at 19 mph, and the swell edges up to about 6ft from the WSW. Period stays short at 7 seconds, energy at 300 (moderate). Still, poor surf conditions.

Thursday morning the 6th has a clean offshore at 16 mph and a small 4ft swell from the west with a 6-second period and energy at 210 (moderate). Again, poor surf. The afternoon drops to 0.7ft.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are tiny – ankle-biters at best. Swell heights under 2ft, and energy in the teens or twenties (weak). No surf.

Sunday the 9th shows a moment of glassy conditions early with 3ft from the west, 7 seconds, and 103 energy (moderate), but still poor. After that, through the 11th, it’s tiny or wind-affected.

The 12th of August brings a bit more: 3ft in the morning building to 4ft in the afternoon from the WSW, period up to 9–10 seconds, energy at 248 (moderate). The wind is clean and cross-offshore in the afternoon, but still, poor surf conditions.

The 13th of August shows 5ft in the morning from the WSW, 8-second period, energy at 474 (strong). Clean with a light cross-offshore. Still, poor.

Now, the only real standout, and it’s way out there. On Wednesday the 19th of August, early morning, we get a 6ft groundswell from the west with a 9-second period, energy reading a solid 614 (strong), and glassy conditions with WSW wind at just 3 mph. This is the first time we see anything better than “poor” – it’s called surfable but very ordinary. For a spot that rarely breaks, even a so-so day is notable. The water’s a touch warmer than average. This swell is a bit overhead for beginners, so it’s for the more experienced crew. With the longer period, it could wall up on this beach and reef setup, but the glassy conditions might give you a few fun ones. Keep an eye on it, but it’s a long way off.

After that, the afternoon of the 19th drops to nothing with a 0.3ft southerly, and the forecast ends.

So, one small window of mediocre surf around midweek the 19th of August. Everything else is a bust. For a spot that rarely breaks, this kind of blank run isn’t out of the ordinary, but things can change.

Rusty.

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