Walcott Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what Walcott’s got on offer. I won’t sugar-coat it: this stretch is a tough one.

We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for over the next week and a half. From now right through to the start of September, the waves are skinny, the winds are mostly messy, and the energy is low (58 combined energy or less). The water temp is sitting around 66°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s a pretty unusual anomaly of 4°F, so you might feel like you’re in the tropics, but the surf sure won’t deliver.

The whole first week, from Monday the 24th of August right through to Sunday the 30th, is a write-off. The swell barely cracks 3ft and it’s plagued by cross-onshore winds. You get a few cleaner windows late on Thursday and Friday, but the waves have shrunk to 2ft or 1ft at best—just not enough to ride.

There’s a gap with no surf recommendations that runs nearly nine full days. Then, on Tuesday the 1st of September, things wake up a little. The morning is still flat, but by Tuesday afternoon we see a pulse of 5ft from the NNW with a 7-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 273—that’s moderate energy, but the wind is a fresh offshore from the SW, which will clean it right up. Still, this is a short-period windswell, so it won’t have much shape, and at that size it’s okay for beginners but not a standout.

If you had to pick the best on offer across the whole 16 days, it’s that Tuesday afternoon (1 September) at Walcott. The offshore wind (19 mph from the SW) will keep the surface glassy, and the 5ft swell is the biggest we see. But don’t get too excited—it’s a brief bump, and the quality is only marginal. After that, it’s back to small, clean but weak waves for the rest of the week.

No standouts worth chasing here. Just a lot of waiting.

- Rusty

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