Westport-The Corner Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the cards for Westport-The Corner. It’s gonna be a bit of a slow burn, but there’s a window of opportunity if you’re patient.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 57°, which is 2° cooler than what we’d normally expect for this time of year. It’s not a huge shock to the system, but you’ll want a decent wetsuit.

The next few days, starting Tuesday the 14th and running through to Friday the 18th, the surf is mostly a no-go. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell with a lot of cross or cross-onshore wind messing it up. The energy is low, mostly in the 180 to 480 range, so it’s just not worth paddling out for. There’s a bit of a lift on the 18th with the swell hitting 4 ft on Saturday morning, but the wind is still cross-shore, making it choppy and marginal.

The real standout, and the only one I’d get excited about, is Saturday the 19th. That morning, we’ve got a clean 5 ft of swell coming from the WNW with a light cross-onshore breeze. The energy is solid at 592, and the conditions look like they’ll hold up with small wind ripples rather than full-on chop. It’s not huge, but it’s the best quality we see in the whole run. After that, the afternoon gets messier with the wind swinging cross-shore, so hit it early.

Then we hit a long dry spell. From Sunday the 20th morning through to Wednesday the 29th, the forecast is a mixed bag of tiny swell and poor, choppy conditions. The wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell drops back to 1 ft to 3 ft for most of that week. The energy takes a dive, too, often sitting below 300. The only slight flicker is on the 25th, where we get a long-period 24-second swell from the SW, but it’s only 1 ft and weak, so it’s more of a curiosity than a session.

The last run on the 29th shows a bit of a pulse again, with 5 ft to 5 ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is onshore and choppy, so it’s not going to be clean.

So, the bottom line: if you’re keen, make the call for Saturday morning the 19th at Westport-The Corner. That’s your best shot. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a write-off, with a lot of waiting around. It’s a bit of a quiet period for the area, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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