Waverly Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Waverly.

Honestly, mate, it’s a pretty grim stretch for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, and the first week is basically a write-off. There’s a few days of tiny, messy junk, but nothing worth paddling out for. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Wednesday the 30th of July, and even then, it’s only just surfable.

The only real flicker of hope in this whole outlook is a brief window on Wednesday the 29th of July. The swell is tiny at 3 ft from the SE, with a period of 7 seconds, so it’s a weak, short-period windswell you’d be making the most of. The combined energy on that morning is only 96 (weak), and the afternoon bumps up to 118 (moderate wave energy), but the real story here is the wind. For the first time in the forecast, it goes glassy – WNW at 3 mph in the morning, and NE at 3 mph in the afternoon. That’s a major positive. You’ll be surfing a breakwater set-up, so the SE swell direction is right on the money for the optimum direction (SE). The water temp is 76°F with a 2°F anomaly, so it’s a touch warmer than average for this time of year, which is a nice bonus. The 3 ft swell is small enough for beginners, but the quality is only “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the only game in town.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Thursday the 30th of July right through to about Tuesday the 12th of August, almost every session is flagged as “poor surf conditions.” The swell never gets above 4 ft, and when it does hit that (on Tuesday the 11th of August), the wind is a choppy cross-onshore. The swell energy on that Tuesday afternoon hits 151 (moderate), but with a 7-second period and messy wind, it’s not worth chasing. The rest of the time, the swell is tiny – 1.0 ft to 2 ft – with onshore or cross-shore wind. The only clean days are the 9th and 10th of August, with a cross-offshore wind, but there’s bugger all swell (1.0 ft to 2 ft, weak energy).

So, the standout, if you can even call it that, is Wednesday the 29th of July. It’s the only day with glassy conditions and a sniff of a wave. It’s a session for the dedicated, not for glory. If you’re a kite surfer, the consistently onshore and cross-onshore winds with tiny swell might look more interesting than paddling out.

Rusty.

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