Wabasso Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

First up, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of nothing but small, sloppy surf ahead. The first recommendation for a surf isn't for a good while, and the whole window is a tough one for paddle surfing.

We start things off with a little pulse of energy around Wabasso. This spot is a sandbar that rarely breaks, so it's a fickle one at the best of times. Over the first few days, from Wednesday the 5th through to the 8th, the swell is tiny, around 1ft to 4ft from the east, with a short period around 7-8 seconds. The winds are a constant cross or cross-onshore, making it choppy. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate, hitting a peak of 174 (moderate) on Friday afternoon, but the wind kills it. It's just poor surf conditions, no two ways about it.

The middle of the week from the 9th to the 12th is even smaller, with wave heights dropping to 0.7ft and 1.0ft. The combined energy falls off a cliff, down to single digits. There's a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Tuesday the 11th and again on Thursday the 13th, but the swell is barely there – just 1ft. It's pretty, but unsurfable.

The whole second week continues this trend. We see a few small pulses, with the best-looking day being Sunday the 16th of August. The morning brings a 4ft swell from the southeast with a short 5-second period, and a light cross-offshore wind from the SSW. The combined energy is 83 (weak), and it's described as "surfable but very ordinary". It's clean, but the swell is weak and short-period. That's about as good as it gets, and it's not exactly a standout.

The rest of the window into the 20th is just more of the same – tiny waves, poor wind, and very low energy. The 2ft to 2ft swells with clean conditions on the 17th and 18th mornings are the only other faint glimmers, but with combined energy in the 60-70 range (weak), it's a lot of effort for very little reward.

The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Sunday the 16th of August – but even that's a long shot. For a spot that rarely breaks, with such small, weak energy, this is a tough outlook. If you're desperate, you could check it, but don't expect much.

Rusty.

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