The Wharf Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' for The Wharf Lefts over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a pretty quiet start. The first few days are a write-off, with a stiff ENE cross-off breeze around 22 mph and only small, weak swell. The water is a warm 80°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so you won't need a wetsuit, but you will need patience. Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th offer nothing but poor surf conditions, so don’t bother paddling out.

Sunday the 6th sees a pulse of SSW swell building, but the conditions are still marginal. The wind stays cross-off, and the swell kicks up to 6 ft by the afternoon with a moderate energy reading (1576). It’s not a total loss, but it’s not a standout either.

Now, here’s where it gets real. Monday the 7th is the one to circle – the standout of the whole outlook. The Wharf Lefts will be pumping with a solid 10 ft to 16 ft SSW/SW groundswell, packing some serious grunt. The combined energy is massive (3500 in the morning, leaping to 9571 by the afternoon). This is expert territory, no doubt. The period hits 15 seconds, which is long, reef-breaking stuff. The wind is a cross/offshore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy with that fresh SE breeze, but the size and power will be insane. The crowd factor is "sometimes" here, so expect a few chargers out. This is the day.

After that monster, Tuesday the 8th drops off hard. The swell plummets and the wind turns onshore from the south, making for a choppy, messy session. Not your day.

From Wednesday the 9th right through to Sunday the 14th, it’s a long, flat spell. Swell drops to under 3 ft, the wind is a persistent ENE cross-off, and the energy is weak. The only flicker of life is Monday the 14th afternoon, when a tiny 2 ft to 3 ft, very long-period (24–25 second) groundswell shows up. That’s a weird one – that long period will make it tricky at a beach break, but at a reef like The Wharf, it could produce some tidy, clean lines with a light E breeze. It’s a session for the patient soul, and the energy is still low (332). Not a big day, but a quiet window.

The final week, from the 15th to the 18th, is a slow, steady run of small, clean, cross-off conditions. Swell stays around 3 ft to 3 ft from the SW, with moderate energy (400–700 range). The wind is light to moderate, keeping the surface clean. It’s "surfable but very ordinary" – the sort of week where you can get a fun little wave if you’re not fussy, but nothing to write home about.

So, the call is clear: Monday the 7th is the big standout for experts. The rest of the window is either flat or marginal. If you’ve got a big board and a lot of patience, the 14th or the 15th might give you a glassy waist-high ripple.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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