Westport-The Corner Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, grab a coffee and settle in. Rusty here to walk you through the local forecast for Westport-The Corner (Westport-The Corner). It’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, so let’s get into it.

Right from the get-go, Thursday the 9th of July, we’ve got a tiny 3ft SW groundswell rolling in with a very long 16-second period. The combined wave energy is moderate at 546, but with a cross-shore NW breeze at 9 mph, it’s a little chopped. The water temp is sittin’ at 56°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Honestly, it’s a marginal one – not much to write home about for the paddle out.

Moving into Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th, the swell stays small and the wind swings around, keeping things messy. We’re looking at waist-high mush with cross-onshore conditions. The energy drops off a little, but the quality just isn’t there. You might get a fun one if you’re desperate, but I wouldn’t be rushing.

Now, Sunday the 12th gets a little interesting in the morning with a 4ft WNW swell and a light cross-shore breeze, but the period is short at 9 seconds – that’s windswell, not real groundswell. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to 16 mph from the NW, and it turns into a washing machine. Not our day.

Monday the 13th morning is a standout for the whole outlook. We get a clean window with a light NNW cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph. The swell is only 3ft from the WNW, but it’s groomed and glassy. The wave energy registers moderate at 228, and the conditions are described as “clean.” For a spot that can get crowded sometimes, this is the time to go have a quiet session.

After Monday, we hit a flat, poor run from Tuesday the 14th through to Friday the 24th of July. There’s nothing really worth paddling out for. The swell stays small, the winds are mostly cross or cross-off but the energy is weak, and the wave quality drops to zero on several afternoons. The 16th and 17th see a bump to 5-6ft from the WNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is moderate, so it’s just lumpy. Not recommended.

There is a glimmer of hope way out on the 24th – Friday morning – with a 7ft WNW swell and a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong 958. That’s a solid size, but at 7ft, it’s getting too big for beginners and is pushing into expert territory. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so shape might be OK, but that afternoon it goes to 16 mph again and turns ugly. That 24th morning is the only other real standout in the whole 16-day window, but it’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it. The rest is pretty much a write-off, I’m afraid.

This is Rusty, signing off. Stay salty.

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