The Wash Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards.

First up, this spot – The Wash Right – is a reef break that gets a bit of a look from the south. The water is sitting at 89°, which is a good 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s properly warm, you’ll be in boardshorts, no steamer needed.

The first few days are a bit of a slow burn. Wednesday morning the 15th is clean with glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny at 2ft. It’s a long period 16-second groundswell from the SW, so there’s some energy (371), but it’s just not enough to get excited about. The afternoon gets a bit of cross-on wind, so it’s pretty average.

Thursday the 16th has a glassy morning again with 3ft of SSW swell, period 12 seconds. It’s clean and the energy is moderate (310), but the size is still small. The afternoon gets choppy with cross-shore wind.

Friday the 17th is looking messy – risk of thunderstorms, cross-shore wind, and the swell drops off. Not one to bother with.

Now, come the weekend, Saturday the 18th morning is glassy with a small 2ft WSW swell. It’s clean, but small. The morning of Sunday the 19th is where things start to get interesting. We’ve got 3ft of SW groundswell, a very long 17-second period, and glassy conditions. The combined energy jumps to 1115 – that’s moderate to strong energy. The waves will have some push and shape, but that long period can make a reef break like this work really well. It’s a solid Sunday morning session.

Monday the 20th morning is the standout. Swell bumps up to 4ft from the SW, 16-second period, glassy conditions, and energy is strong at 1002. That’s excellent surf for experienced surfers – clean, lined up, and proper. The crowd factor is “sometimes”, so you might have some company, but it won’t be a circus.

Tuesday the 21st holds similar size at 4ft, but the wind is more cross-shore, so it’s not as clean.

The following week has a few more windows. Wednesday the 22nd morning is glassy with 4ft WSW swell, 12-second period – clean and fun. Thursday the 23rd morning is looking good too: 4ft WSW swell with a cross-offshore NW breeze, so it’ll be clean and lined up.

The real heavy hitters come later. Saturday the 25th morning has a 4ft SW swell but with a very long 21-second period, and the energy is massive at 1659. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. This is a serious groundswell – the reef will handle it well, but watch for the lulls between sets. Sunday the 26th morning is also a gem: 5ft SW, 18-second period, glassy, and energy at 1624. That’s a top-tier morning.

Monday the 27th morning is another excellent one: 5ft SW, 17-second period, glassy, energy at 1451. The pattern keeps going into Tuesday the 28th morning – 6ft SSW swell, 17-second period, glassy, and the energy is 1669. This is proper size, only for experienced surfers. Wednesday the 29th morning holds at 5ft, still glassy, still excellent.

The last day of the month, Thursday the 30th, has a drop to 4ft, but the morning is glassy and the afternoon stays glassy too – a nice way to finish the outlook.

Best on offer: Sunday the 19th morning is the first real highlight, but the absolute standout is the run from the 25th through the 29th mornings. If I had to pick one, it’d be Tuesday the 28th morning – 6ft, glassy, strong energy, and a proper SW groundswell hitting the reef. That’s the one you pencil in.

Keep in mind, the long period swells at the end of the month are promising, but they’re a week and a half out – so don’t book the time off just yet, but keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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