Westport-The Corner Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for Westport-The Corner. It’s a bit of a mixed bag this stretch, but we’ll get through it.

The water temp is sitting at 63°, which is a touch warmer than we’d normally expect for this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus.

We’re starting off on Wednesday, September 2nd, and the first few days are a write-off. We’ve got a solid 8ft to 7ft SSW swell on Wednesday, but it’s blowing a strong cross-shore wind, making it choppy and messy. The combined energy is strong right out of the gate at 1052 and 1149, but it’s just not rideable. Thursday, the 3rd, is a little better with a 7ft W swell and a 7ft WNW swell, but we’re still dealing with cross-shore winds and only marginal conditions. The energy is still high (1396), but it’s not clean.

We’ve got a real gap in quality surf here. Friday the 4th is small, with a 4ft swell, and the energy drops off a cliff to 340. Not worth paddling out for. The weekend looks tiny, with waves dropping to 2ft, but we get a moment of pure glass on Saturday the 5th morning. The wind is dead calm, and it’s a long-period 17-second groundswell from the SW. It’s small, but it would be clean as a whistle. The energy is 473, which is weak. Still, if you’ve got a longboard, that’s the only window in the first week that’s truly worth a look.

Sunday the 6th morning sees a clean, gentle offshore breeze from the ENE, but the swell is down to 2ft. It’s clean, but tiny. The energy is 383. This is a long, slow patch.

The real standout, and I mean the only one that’s got me excited, is looking way out. On Thursday, September 17th, we’ve got a 5ft WNW swell, combined with a light, cross-offshore breeze from the ENE. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions,” and the energy is 629, which is solid. It’s a clean setup that should give us some proper, peelable lines. This is a long-range call, so don’t bet the house on it, but it’s the best bet of the whole 16 days.

For the rest of the second week, we get a pulse of swell around the 11th and 12th of September. On Friday the 11th, we’re looking at 6ft from the WNW with a 9-second period, but the wind is cross-shore and choppy. Saturday the 12th is similar, with 6ft WNW swell, but the wind is onshore. The energy is there (1079 and 1138), but the wind is just ruining it. It’s going to be lumpy and messy.

The break here is a beach/jetty setup, so when it gets big and windy like that, it’s really more of a kite-surfing show than a paddling one. The crowds can pop up here sometimes, but with the conditions looking like this, I don’t think you’ll have to fight for a wave.

To be honest, between the 8th and the 17th, it’s a lot of small, marginal days. The best of the lot is that Thursday morning the 17th. Keep an eye on the forecast, because that one could be a proper gem.

Rusty.

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