The Wash Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s talk about The Wash Right. We’ve got a solid run of surf across the next couple of weeks, but like a good tide, it’s got its highs and a few low spots too.

Kicking off on Sunday morning, August 16, and straight away it’s a gem. Glassy conditions, not a breath of wind, with a 4ft SW swell rolling in on a long 14-second period. The water’s cranked up to 89°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – proper tropical feels. The combined energy is sitting at 723 (moderate), so there’s enough push for a good session. This is the standout.

Come Sunday afternoon, a risk of thunderstorms rolls in and the wind swings cross-on, dirtying things up a bit. The swell holds, but the quality drops right off.

Monday morning, August 17, is messy with heavy rain and a cross-shore wind. Not worth paddling out. But Monday afternoon? Glassy again, and the swell period jumps to 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, with a combined energy of 757 (moderate). This is another top window. Clean lines.

Tuesday morning, August 18, stays glassy with a 4ft SSW swell, 14-second period. Good vibes. Tuesday afternoon the cross-on wind comes back and the forecast turns marginal. Not your best bet.

Wednesday and Thursday see the swell drop to 3ft and 3ft, with mostly cross or cross-on breezes. The energy drops too, into the 300-500 range (weak to moderate). Thursday’s got a risk of storms and poor surf. Forget it.

Friday morning, August 21, is glassy again with 3ft but a combined energy of 379 – it’ll be small but clean. A cheeky session if you’re keen.

Saturday, August 22, is a write-off with strong winds and only 3-3ft. Choppy and ugly.

Now here’s the next real highlight: Sunday morning, August 23. Glassy, with the swell bumping back up to 5ft from the SSE, period at 10 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 991 (moderate to strong). That’s a fun, punchy wave with clean conditions. That’s your second standout. Monday morning, August 24, is also glassy and clean with 3ft SSW swell, but the afternoon turns into a mess with 25 mph cross-shore winds – that’ll be a washing machine.

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25-26, are mostly small and choppy, with poor conditions and energy dropping back to 250-380. Not much to write home about.

Then we get a nice little burst late in the window. Thursday morning, August 27, has a light offshore wind from the NNE, 2ft but a 15-second period and 466 energy. Clean little waves. Friday morning, August 28, is glassy again with 4ft SSW, 16-second period, 876 energy. That’ll be a ripper morning. Saturday morning, August 29, same again – glassy, 4ft, 873 energy. All these mornings are absolute gold.

Sunday morning, August 30, calm and glassy with 4ft SSW, 15-second period – another beauty. The run carries into Monday morning, August 31, with zero wind and 3ft. Small but clean.

Overall, the best on offer are Sunday morning August 16 and Sunday morning August 23 – both glassy, with decent swell and clean conditions. The Wash Right is a reef break, exposed to the south, so it handles a south swell well. Crowds are sometimes there, so keep an eye out. This spot is fairly consistent, so you’ll find waves most days, but those two mornings are the real standouts.

Rusty

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