Walcott Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Walcott over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ve gotta be honest with you – it’s a pretty grim run. The whole 16-day window is looking bleak, and the numbers back it up. The water is sitting at a very warm 66°, which is a full 5° above the usual for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, makes the place feel like a bath.

The trouble is, there’s barely any decent swell to go with it. For the first week, from July 30th right through to August 6th, it’s a total write-off. We’re looking at tiny dribbles, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, with periods so short (4 to 8 seconds) there’s no push. The wind is on it or cross-on, and the combined wave energy is in the doldrums, sitting at a pathetic 14 to 24 (weak energy). On Thursday the 6th morning, it goes glassy, but with only 1 ft of weak northerly swell, it’s just flat and clean.

Then we finally get a little pulse on Friday, August 7th. The morning brings a 5 ft easterly swell with a period of 6 seconds and a gentle offshore wind from the SW. The combined energy bumps up to 148 (moderate energy). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The period is short, so it’s not going to have much shape, and the swell is big enough to be a handful for beginners. Conditions are clean, but the quality is just not there. That’s the only morning that scrapes a 1 out of 10, and it’s a long way from a standout.

The rest of the second week is a similar story. A few more pulses come through, like a 5 ft ENE swell on the 13th and a 8 ft ENE swell on the 14th, but the wind is always cross-on or onshore, making it choppy and messy. That 8 ft on the 14th is properly big for beginners, and the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s just a fat, lumpy mess. The combined energy on that day hits 445 (moderate to strong energy), but with the poor wind, it’s no good for a paddle.

Walcott is an inconsistent, beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly exposed to the north. The optimum swell direction is N, but we never get a solid, clean northerly groundswell with good wind. The whole forecast is a bust. With the persistent onshore winds and poor surf quality, the setup at this beach break looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

All in all, there’s nothing to get excited about here. Just a long, dry spell.

Rusty.

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