The Wharf Lefts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Okay, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the charts for The Wharf Lefts. It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent, but this stretch ahead is looking pretty ordinary. We’ve got a long run of small, gutless surf with a constant cross-off breeze, and not a lot of quality on offer. The water’s sitting at 80°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need the thick rubber.

The next week and a half is a write-off for anything decent. Thursday the 10th kicks off with a tiny 1.6ft SW swell, with 25 km/h cross-off winds. The energy readings are weak at 263, and the call is poor surf. The swell sticks around the 1.6ft to 2ft mark through to Sunday the 13th, with the energy dropping right off to 74 by Sunday afternoon. It’s a whole lot of nothing, really. It’s clean, but you’d be fighting for any kind of ripple.

Monday the 14th stays poor, and then Tuesday the 15th starts to build slightly—2ft SW with a 20-second period, and energy bumps into the 360s, but it’s still getting called marginal at best. There’s a hint of life there, but the wind is still cross-off, so it won't be any classic. That long period is the kind of thing that can work well on a reef like this, but it needs a bit more size behind it.

Through the middle of next week, from Wednesday the 16th through Friday the 18th, the swell bumps up a touch to 2.6ft and 3.3ft. The energy gets into the 400s and 500s, which is moderate juice, but the wind strengthens too, hitting 30-35 km/h out of the ENE. They’re still calling it poor or marginal. It’s just not lining up. That 17-second period on Friday afternoon is promising for shape, but the onshore component in that cross-off will have it messy.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th holds similar size—3ft—but the energy tails off a bit and the winds stay fresh. Still not worth getting excited about. Into the following week, Monday the 21st shows 3ft but the period drops to 14 seconds and the energy bleeds out. It’s more of the same, nothing to get the heart racing.

Then from Tuesday the 22nd, it just fades away again to 1.6ft with short-period windswell, before a final kick on Wednesday the 23rd afternoon—1.3ft but with a 20-second period, which is weird and weak. The energy jumps to 344, but there’s just no size. We head into the 24th and 25th with moderate energy and 2.6-3ft swell, but the winds remain a constant cross-off and the comments are still poor or marginal.

Honestly, there is nothing in this whole 16-day window that I’d call a standout. The best of a bad bunch looks like Friday the 18th, where we get 3.3ft of SW swell with a 17-second period and the energy up around 545. It’s the biggest and most powerful swell on offer, but the wind is up and it’s still only marginal quality. For a reef break, that long period is nice, but it’s just not enough size to overcome the breeze. For a more experienced surfer, it might be worth a paddle on a longboard, but it’s not going to be a session you remember. The crowd factor is only "sometimes," so you might get it to yourself, but there’s a reason for that. If you’re a beginner, give it a miss—there’s nothing here for you. It’s a long, flat, and frustrating outlook.

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