The Wash Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for The Wash Right. This is a reef setup, pretty exposed, and it likes a south swell. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

We’ve got a run of surf coming through, but it’s a bit of a mixed bag. It kicks off Friday, July 31st, with a solid pulse. Friday morning is the real standout here. We’re looking at a clean 4ft SSW groundswell, with a long 13-second period, pushing a solid 617 units of energy. The wind is glassy, dead calm, so it’s gonna be proper clean. This is the best of the lot, no question. It’s a bit of a heavy reef, so keep your wits about you, but for a surfer who knows the spot, it’s a dream. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, so you might have some company.

Friday afternoon drops off a bit, with a cross-on breeze messing things up. Saturday and Sunday mornings are cleaner but smaller, with the swell dropping to 3ft and 2ft respectively. Those mornings are worth a look if you’re keen for a longboard or a fun board, as the wind is offshore or glassy. The afternoons through the weekend are a write-off with that cross-shore wind.

Then we get into the next week. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have some clean, glassy mornings, but the swell is tiny, down to 1ft on Tuesday. You’d be scratching for a wave. The energy is weak, barely 168 units. Wednesday the 5th morning is a bit better, still small at 2ft but clean with a cross-off breeze.

Now, look ahead to Thursday the 6th afternoon. The swell starts to pick up again, and we get a nice 2ft swell with a very long 18-second period, packing 543 units of energy. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean. This is a promising sign for the end of the week.

Friday the 7th morning is another beauty. A clean 3ft groundswell, with a very long 18-second period, and a massive 892 units of energy. Glassy conditions. That’s a proper long-period groundswell; it’s going to have some real punch and will be best on this reef, not breaking too straight. This is another standout, mate.

The weekend of the 8th and 9th is a bit of a mixed bag. The swell holds around 3ft to 4ft, and the energy is strong, but the wind is a bit tricky. The mornings are the better bet, with a chance of a clean window, especially Sunday the 9th morning with a cross-off breeze.

The following week, from the 10th through to the 15th, there’s a fairly consistent run of surf. The swell stays between 3ft and 4ft, with the energy staying strong, often in the 700-950 range. The mornings are the ticket, with glassy or clean conditions forecast for most of them. Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th, and Thursday the 13th mornings all look like clean, glassy sessions with 3ft to 4ft SW swell. The later part of the run, Saturday the 15th morning, looks like the biggest of that stretch, with 4ft of clean, glassy SW swell and 950 units of energy. That’s a solid way to finish the forecast.

Overall, the standout is Friday morning July 31st, closely followed by Friday morning August 7th. The mornings in the second week are consistent and clean, but the first two Fridays have that extra magic. Keep an eye on the crowds, as this spot can get busy.

Rusty.

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