Secret Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty.

We’ve got a wild run ahead at Secret Harbour. The next day or so is a write-off—wind is on it, the swell is messy, and the scores are junk. Once the wind cleans up though, there are some solid windows of really good waves. The standout sessions land early in the second week, and then later on there’s a glassy dawn that looks proper.

Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are not worth suiting up for. Onshore wind, lumpy, choppy, poor quality. Friday the 4th has a big 10ft WSW swell rolling in but it’s onshore all morning and marginal at best in the arvo. Combined swell energy is pumping hard at 6974 and 4402, but that’s all just power with no shape. Saturday the 5th is another write-off with fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. Sunday the 6th is messy too, though Monday the 7th morning shows a promising drop in wind with an 8ft WSW swell at a long 17 seconds, but it’s cross-shore with slight chop—marginal at best.

Now here’s where it gets good: Tuesday the 8th is the first real standout. Morning brings a 8ft WSW swell with a very long 17-second period, combined energy of 3128, and crucially the wind is a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the east, leaving the surf clean. It’s an advanced wave at that size, so not one for the groms. The 8ft option in the arvo is still decent but not as clean. Then Wednesday the 9th is pure gold. Morning surf is 6ft WSW with a 15-second period, gentle offshore from the ENE, and clean as a whistle. The afternoon though – 6ft, 14 seconds, and glassy calm, no wind at all. Combined energy sits at 1257 and conditions are pristine. That’s the session to circle.

After that, things fade. Thursday the 10th is small and windy, poor. Friday the 11th has a weird long-period 4ft WSW swell at 19 seconds with gentle cross-onshore wind, borderline. Saturday the 12th morning is a hidden gem: 8ft, 16-second WSW groundswell with glassy conditions and a calm sea. That’s the other standout for experienced surfers, combined energy at 2460, clean and powerful. Sunday the 13th morning is also clean with cross-offshore wind and 6ft, but the arvo turns to chop again.

From Monday the 14th onward it’s mostly onshore junk, although Tuesday the 15th morning has a light cross-shore 6ft swell that might offer a few rides, but the energy (1445) is moderate. By Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th it’s back to poor or marginal conditions. Not much to get excited about in the last few days.

Overall, the best of the two-week window is Tuesday the 8th morning and Wednesday the 9th all day, with Saturday the 12th morning a solid runner-up. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so with conditions like that you’ll want to be early.

Rusty.

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