Walcott Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's take a look at what we've got for Walcott over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch for surf.

We start off on Thursday the 13th, and honestly, there’s nothing doing. The swell is tiny, all junk from the east at 1 ft with a short, weak period. The combined energy is negligible (9). It’s a long, quiet gap through the first several days with the only real reading being poor surf conditions. Monday the 17th is dead flat, and Tuesday the 18th finally throws us a bit of a bone.

Tuesday morning the 18th shows the first hint of life: a 4 ft NW swell, still short-period at 5 seconds, but the wind is a clean cross-off from the west. The wave energy (67) is still weak, but at least it’s surfable. Then Tuesday afternoon, the wind drops to glassy conditions – that’s a huge plus for clean faces – with a 3 ft NNW swell. It’s still only knee-to-waist high, but those few hours are the cleanest we’ll see for a while.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, Tuesday afternoon is the standout. The glassy wind means no bump on the water, and while the waves won’t have much push, it’s as good as it gets in this forecast. *Walcott* is a beginner-friendly spot anyway, but it’s *inconsistent* here, and that rings true.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

After Tuesday, we get a windy mess. Wednesday the 19th brings strong cross-off winds at 25 mph, making it tough and messy, and then Thursday the 20th sees a jump in swell height to 7 ft from the NNW, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The energy climbs (627), but the quality is shot – it's more of a wind-blown, lumpy mess than anything you’d want to paddle into.

That 7 ft swell is pushing into the too-big-for-beginners range, and with the onshore wind, it’s a write-off. The rest of the week looks similar: reasonable swell heights but always fighting the wind, with cross-onshore conditions blowing out the surface. For a beach setup like Walcott, that’s a recipe for chop, not for clean waves.

The second week, from the 22nd onward, the swell drops back below 3 ft and the wind keeps shifting. There are a few moments of clean cross-off or offshore wind on the 24th and 25th, but the swell is tiny – 2 ft maybe, with energy in the 50s – so you’re looking at micro-soup, not real waves. The morning of the 26th sees a 6 ft NNW swell with fresh offshore wind from the SW (194 energy), but the period is only 6 seconds, so it’s going to be a short, steep, bumpy ride. That’s your last notable bump, and even then, it’s marginal.

Honestly, Walcott isn’t offering anything close to a good session in this 16-day window. If you’re a local, you know the drill – sometimes the sea just goes quiet and the forecasts can change, but from here, you’re looking at a lot of flat and choppy days with only Tuesday afternoon really worth a look.

Rusty.

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