Waverly Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Waverly. I’ve gotta be straight with you – we’re in for a long, frustrating stretch before anything worth getting wet for shows up. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off, so don’t be in a rush to wax up.

The pattern starts off grim. We’ve got a gap with no real surf to speak of from now until the morning of the 22nd of July. That’s a solid four days of nothing but small, messy, wind-affected junk. The wind is mostly a problem, with a fresh breeze from the south on Saturday the 18th making a cross-shore mess of a tiny 4 ft swell (95 energy). It’s just not on.

Things finally start to look a little more interesting on the morning of Wednesday the 22nd. The swell picks up to 6 ft from the south, with a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the west-southwest. The energy jumps way up (705) and the wind is cleaning it up. It’s still a bit of a lumpy morning, but the afternoon of the 22nd is the real standout for this whole period. We get a 5 ft south swell with a clean offshore wind from the west at 12 mph. The wave energy is still strong (452) and the conditions are shaping up to be good. For a breakwater spot like Waverly, that’s as good as it gets in this outlook. The water is sitting at 77°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 4° above normal, so you can leave the thick suit at home.

Now, don’t get too excited after that. It falls apart again. Thursday the 23rd through to the end of July is mostly a story of onshore or cross-shore winds and small, weak swell. The period from the 24th to the 30th is a real slog, with nothing but tiny, chopped-up waves. On the morning of July 31st, we get another brief flicker of hope: a glassy, calm morning with a 6 ft swell from the east-northeast (546 energy). That’s a solid wave, but the wind is forecast to go onshore in the afternoon, ruining it. It’s a promising morning, but I’d call it a long-range gamble at this point – the kind of thing you check the night before.

The first week of August looks like a return to the same old story: small, onshore, and not worth your time. The afternoon of the 2nd of August is a real head-scratcher with a 0.7 ft swell and a 12-second period from the east-southeast, which is a long period for a tiny wave – it’ll just be a straight line of foam at a beach break. Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, the only truly solid bet is the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd of July. Make the most of it.

Rusty.

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