Waverly Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's cookin' for Waverly. Straight up, this is a pretty lean run for the next fortnight. We've got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf punctuated by one late window that might just get the blood pumping. You're gonna be doing a lot of waiting, but there's a glimmer on the horizon.

The story for the next week is one of small, weak energy. Through the end of August and into the first few days of September, we're looking at ankle to knee-high slop. The energy levels are absolutely pathetic, hanging around 21 to 85 on the combined scale (weak). Even though we get some clean, glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 26th and some light offshore winds on Monday the 31st, the swell just isn't there to ride. It's a lot of checking the cam and paddling back to the car.

Now, we do see a bit of a pulse kicking off around Thursday the 3rd of September. The swell bumps up to 5ft to 6ft from the ENE, and the energy jumps to a moderate 297 to 421. That's something, but the wind is cross-on and the period is a short, weak 7-8 seconds. It's going to be a bit of a messy, wind-affected 2-3ft. It continues into Friday the 4th with a 5ft easterly swell, but again, the wind is messy. It looks more like a kite-surfing set-up than a clean paddle session with those cross-shore breezes and a cross-chop.

Look, for a dedicated surfer, there's barely a standout here. The one true standout, the one you should circle on your calendar, is a long-range, promising but less certain shot. On Thursday the 3rd of September, Waverly sees its biggest push of the forecast period. The swell maxes out at 6ft from the ENE. The combined energy (421) jumps into the moderate range. But the kicker is that the optimum swell direction for this spot is SE, and this comes from the ENE, so it's not perfectly aligned. With light winds and a long wait for the set, it's not perfect, but it's the closest thing to a real wave we'll get in the entire 16 days.

The truth is, Waverly is a very consistent breakwater, but even the most consistent spots can't make waves out of nothing. For a solid week and a half, there's just no energy. It's one of those blank runs that happens here. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so you won't get any surprises there, but you will be waiting for a surprise swell.

Alright, that's the skinny. It's a tough outlook, but the ocean always has a way of surprising you. Keep an eye on the 3rd of September.

Rusty.

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