The Wharf Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, it's a tough run ahead. For the next couple of weeks, The Wharf is looking pretty grim. The wind is coming from the east and southeast, which is cross-onshore or onshore, making a mess of things. The swell is mostly from the south, which is the right direction for this reef, but the conditions just aren't there.

We start off on Tuesday the 11th with a solid 5ft south swell (1434 combined energy), but a fresh 19 mph easterly wind is ruining it, making for lumpy, poor surf. That’s the story for the next several days – decent swell energy, but the wind just won't cooperate. The water temp is sitting at 81°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year.

Things don’t look any better heading into the weekend of the 15th and 16th. The swell drops off to 2ft, and the onshore wind is relentless. A very long period groundswell from the southwest creeps in on the 16th (18 seconds, 370 energy), but with 16 mph onshore wind, it's a write-off for the paddle surfer.

There's a tiny glimmer on Wednesday the 19th. The swell is only 3ft from the southwest, but the wind drops to a light 6 mph from the east-northeast. It's still a cross-onshore, but that light breeze might just make it a little less horrible. The combined energy is moderate (378). It's marginal at best.

After that, it gets messy again. The wind picks back up, and we even see a thunderstorm risk on the 20th. The second week is more of the same. Saturday the 22nd brings a spike in swell, with 5ft from the south by the afternoon (2237 energy, strong to very strong), but it's blown out by a fresh 19 mph onshore wind. Sunday the 23rd is similar with 6ft south swell, but again, onshore wind. The whole run looks better for kite surfers than for a clean paddle session.

For the whole 16-day window, there just isn't a standout day for The Wharf. The conditions are persistently poor. It's a long stretch of blown-out, choppy surf. I hate to say it, but it’s not looking worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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