The Window Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s brewing for The Window. It’s a reef setup, built for the advanced surfer, and it catches a lot of swell. The next couple of weeks are a proper rollercoaster, but there are a couple of sessions that are gonna be magic.

The big story is a massive pulse of SW groundswell that’s gonna be hitting the coast. The problem is, for the first week, the wind is going to be a right bastard. It’s mostly onshore and cross-onshore, with fresh to strong breezes, turning everything into a lumpy, messy soup. It’s a crying shame because the swell energy is solid, with readings well over 10,000, showing moderate to strong energy, but the quality is just not there for a paddle. You’d be getting worked. From Wednesday the 5th through the weekend, conditions are poor, and the swell is too big for a beginner anyway, with heights around 13ft to 15ft, and even hitting 23ft on Saturday the 8th. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 67°F, about 3°F above average, so that’s something, but it won’t save you from the chop.

The absolute standout, the one to get you out of bed, is the morning of Thursday the 13th of August. Now, that’s a long way off, so take it with a little caution, but the data is telling a sweet story. The wind is going to be glassy, absolutely dead calm. The swell is still a solid 15ft from the SW, with a very long period of 17 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, and with a combined energy reading of 10795, it’s got some serious punch. For a reef break like The Window, that long period creates powerful, well-shaped waves. This is for experts only, obviously, as it’s over 8ft, but if you’ve got the nerve, this is the best session on offer. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you’ll have some company, but it’ll be worth it.

Before that, the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August is a decent fallback. The swell is a bit smaller at 13ft from the SW, but the wind is light, coming from the north, giving a cross-shore texture. The energy is still strong (8096), and it’s a marginal tide, but it’s a step up from the blowout.

After the 13th, things start to settle down. The morning of Friday the 14th of August has a clean, cross-offshore wind with a 13ft SW swell, but the energy is dropping. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th see the swell drop to 8ft and 10ft, with gentler winds, but it’s marginal and choppy.

The tail end of the forecast, from the 17th of August onward, gets messy again with strong onshore winds, until the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. That morning, the wind switches to a light cross-offshore from the NE, and the swell is 12ft from the WSW with a 16-second period. The energy is moderate (6211), and the conditions are “clean.” That’s another good one for experienced surfers, but it’s not the same beast as that glassy Thursday.

So, the bottom line: the first week is mostly a write-off, with a few small windows of marginal surf. The absolute standout, the one you mark on the calendar, is the morning of Thursday the 13th of August at The Window. Glassy, powerful, and long-period SW groundswell. For the more experienced crew, the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August also offers some clean, fun waves.

Rusty out.

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