Walcott Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the outlook for Walcott. I gotta be straight with you—this stretch ain’t looking like much of a party. There’s a long, flat period ahead before we see anything worth paddling out for.

The water temps are sitting at about 64°, which is a good few degrees warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s the one nice thing I can say right now.

For the first week and a bit, we’ve got a real dry spell. From Tuesday the 21st of July right through to the end of the month, the waves are just too weak and the wind is messy. We’re looking at tiny, short-period swells mostly under 3ft, and the energy is almost non-existent—most of the values are below 100 (weak energy), with a few days in the 100-183 range, but the wind is cross-on or cross-shore and choppy. It’s all showing as poor surf conditions. Not a single decent window.

There’s a couple of days around Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th where the wind goes light or even glassy, but the swell is tiny—2ft to 2ft—and the period is short (4-7 seconds). That’s barely a ripple. For a beginner, it’s ankle-snappers, but the crowds are only sometimes an issue here, and it’s inconsistent at the best of times. Still, not worth skipping work for.

Then we hit a real gap. From Sunday the 26th of July all the way through to Tuesday the 4th of August, it’s the same story: tiny swells, poor energy, and mostly cross-onshore winds. The only faint glimmer is on Tuesday the 28th of July morning, when we get a clean cross-offshore breeze from the west, but the swell is still just 2ft with a 6-second period. That’s a lake paddle.

Now, the standout—if you can call it that—comes on Wednesday the 5th of August. The morning session shows a clean window with a light SSW breeze (cross-offshore, so clean), and a swell of 5ft from the east with a 6-second period. The energy jumps to 139 (moderate), and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s about as good as it gets in this entire forecast. The afternoon sees the swell bump to 5ft, but the wind swings cross-on and it gets choppy again. So if you’re keen, that Wednesday morning is your best bet—just don’t expect perfection. The swell direction is east, but the optimum here is north, so it’s a bit off-angle. Still, it’s the only window with a score of 1 out of 10, for what that’s worth.

For the rest of the 16 days, we’re looking at a flat spell. It’s a tough run for a spot that’s already inconsistent. The energy is weak, the wind is rarely your friend, and the swell is small. It’s the kind of stretch where you might be better off checking the kite forecast, because with those cross-onshore breezes and choppy conditions, that’s more of a kite day than a paddle day.

Stay patient, mate. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, the ocean is sleeping.

Rusty.

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