Nordseeklinik Westerland (Sylt) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on offer at Nordseeklinik Westerland over the next couple of weeks. I’m just going to focus on this one spot, no point looking elsewhere.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week or so is a write-off. We’ve got a stormy pattern setting in and it's not letting up. Thursday afternoon the 2nd of July is a no-go with a strong 28 mph cross-on wind from the west and a messy 7 ft swell. The wave energy is pretty strong at 501, but it's all blown to bits.

That nasty weather hangs around. We see a real pulse of energy on Friday the 3rd of July, with swell from the WNW building to 10 ft and the wave energy cranking up to 2195, but a near gale force wind from the same direction makes it impossible. Saturday the 4th drops off a bit but the wind is still on it, making a mess of that 4 ft swell. We go through a long, frustrating stretch of moderate to strong onshore and cross-onshore winds, and the swell fluctuates between 5 ft and 7 ft, but the quality is just terrible. All the wave comments say the same thing: poor surf conditions.

We get a little breather on Saturday the 11th of July. The morning looks glassy with a light north-easterly breeze, and we’ve got a 4 ft swell from the WNW, period of 6 seconds. The wave energy is still weak at 118, and the waves are surfable but ordinary. It's something to get wet, but it ain't gonna be a classic. The water is about average for the time of year.

After that, we’ve got another few days of windy, messy conditions right through to the 16th.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. The real standout of the whole forecast is Friday the 17th of July. The morning brings a clean offshore breeze from the ESE at around 12 mph, and we’ve got a clean 5 ft swell from the WNW, period of 7 seconds. The wave energy is moderate at 235, and the wind comment is "moderate offshore and clean." The forecast expects good surf conditions, which is the first real positive we've seen in this entire outlook. This is the day to circle on the calendar. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be clean and fun.

Keep in mind, the wind could be a little offshore from the ESE, which is almost a cross-offshore direction for a west-facing break like this, so it might keep things a little soft, but it will be 10 times better than anything else on offer. The afternoon looks a little less punchy with a southerly cross-offshore, but still surfable.

To sum it up: the first two weeks are a long, frustrating gap of poor conditions, mainly due to relentless onshore wind. The only real hope in this 16-day window is the morning of Friday the 17th of July. Get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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