Wabasso Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta level with ya. The next couple of weeks at Wabasso are looking pretty darn flat. Honestly, there’s no real surf to get excited about for the entire forecast run. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny waves and poor conditions. It’s a quiet period, so if you’re itching for a paddle, you might be better off with a longboard and a whole lot of patience.

The only break in the mix is Wabasso, a sandbar that *rarely breaks*, and you can see why. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which feels a bit colder than normal for this time of year, down by 2°.

Let’s walk through it. Starting on Friday, July 3rd, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at just 44. The morning is glassy, but the surf is just too small to do anything with. By afternoon, it’s cross-on and messy.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th don’t get any better. Swell drops to 1ft, with energy in the gutter (16 to 23). Wind is light and clean at times, but there’s nothing to ride.

Monday the 6th through to Thursday the 9th? Still tiny. Swell stays under 1ft most days, with combined energy barely cracking 50. Thursday afternoon sees a bump to 3ft from the ESE and a period of 9 seconds, with energy hitting 117 (moderate), but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, and the wave comment just reads “poor surf conditions.” Not worth the drive.

The second week, from July 10th to the 18th, is the same sad story. Swell heights dribble between 0.7ft and 3ft, all short-period junk. Even the cleanest offshore mornings (like Sunday the 12th with light WSW wind) have nothing to push you into. The strongest energy we see is 69 on Saturday the 11th, but that’s still weak and accompanied by a cross-shore breeze.

By the final few days, July 15th through the 18th, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with 0.7ft waves. It’s flat, folks. Honestly, for an exposed sandbar, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if any breeze picks up, but right now, even that would be a struggle.

Bottom line: Wabasso is on a total lockdown. No standouts, no decent swell, no nothing. This kind of blank run is more normal for the area when it goes quiet, but it tends not to stay poor for long, and forecasts can change. Keep an eye out, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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