Freshwater West Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Freshwater West.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a grim picture for the next couple of weeks if you’re looking for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of slop and wind here. The pattern is mostly small, weak, and choppy with onshore and cross-shore winds messing things up. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing to get excited about on that front.

Things start off poor. Saturday the 15th through to the morning of Sunday the 23rd is just a write-off with flat to tiny, short-period, messy waves. The wind is mostly howling or in the wrong direction, and the combined wave energy barely gets into double digits most days, sitting in that weak category.

We finally get a little window on the morning of Sunday the 23rd. The wind will be a clean offshore from the ENE, which is a good sign, and the air is clear. The swell is only 1ft from the SW with a long 14-second period, giving a combined energy of 69 (weak). It’s surfable but very ordinary—don’t expect much.

The only true standout, the one that might get your heart racing a little, is the morning of Monday the 24th of August. The forecast shows 5ft of swell from the WSW. The real beauty here is that it’s glassy, dead calm wind from the WNW at only 3 mph. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 268, and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” It won’t be huge, but for Freshwater West, that clean, glassy morning with a decent little swell is about as good as it gets. That’s your best bet, but lock it in early because the afternoon turns to junk with a 12 mph cross-onshore wind and chop.

Later in the run, on the morning of Saturday the 30th, we see a bigger pulse of 7ft from the WSW with a clean cross-offshore wind from the NNW at 19 mph. The energy is strong at 471, but the period is a short 7 seconds. That much size with short period and a stiff breeze will be a lumpy, powerful mess only for the experts. For most of us, it’s a pass.

So, pick your moment. The glassy morning on the 24th is the one to circle. Otherwise, it’s a whole lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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