The Wash Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, bit of a mixed bag coming up for The Wash Right, but there’s a couple of proper windows if you’re keen.

Right now, Sunday morning, it’s pretty average – we’ve got a small 0.8m SW swell, but it’s cross and a bit lumpy, water temp sitting at 31°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Not exactly firing. Actually, the afternoons are looking like a write-off with storms and chopped up conditions.

The first real highlight is Monday morning the 14th. The swell drops a touch but the wind goes light offshore and it cleans right up – 0.9m of SW groundswell at 18 seconds. That long period is going to make it feel like there’s more push behind it, decent shape for a reef. It’s clean, and that’s what we want.

Tuesday morning the 15th is similar – a bit bigger at 1.1m, still clean with that light offshore. Wednesday the 16th is the pick of the first run though: 1.4m from the SSW, glassy, and a solid 16-second period. For experienced surfers, this is as good as it gets in this stretch. The energy reading gets up around 1079, which is solid moderate – definitely feeling some power in the water.

After that, it fades a bit. Thursday and Friday have some clean mornings with 1 to 1.2m, but the period drops to 14 seconds, so it’s a bit weaker. Still fun, but not the standouts.

Then we hit a bit of a lull. From around the 22nd through to the 25th, it’s pretty lackluster – swell hangs around 1.0 to 1.1m, but the mornings have that cross-shore chop and the afternoons get messy with onshores. There’s a few glassy pockets early on the 24th and 25th, but nothing that’s going to blow you away.

The second standout comes in on Saturday the 26th morning – clean, glassy, 1.1m of SW at 12 seconds. Not huge, but it’s clean and there’s a bit of fun to be had. The energy is moderate, around 566, so it’s not going to be a grinder, but it’s a clean little swell.

Sunday the 27th morning is also worth a paddle – 0.7m but glassy with a longer 17-second period. That long period on a reef like this can be really fun, even if it’s small. Afternoon winds get up though, so get on it early.

So, look – it’s not a fortnight of pumping waves, but that Wednesday the 16th morning is the one to circle, and Saturday the 26th morning is a solid backup. If you’re not fussed about the size, there’s clean little waves most mornings, but the afternoons are mostly a write-off with those storms and cross-onshores.

Crowds could be an issue at times, especially on the cleaner mornings, so get out early.

Stay salty.

Rusty

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