Westport-The Groins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, ol’ Rusty here. Let’s have a look up and down the coast.

Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks, there’s nothing to get genuinely fired up about at Westport-The Groins. The swell stays small, and the conditions are a bit of a mess for a good long stretch. The good news? Clean windows do appear, but the wave heights are very modest.

On Sunday morning, August 16th, we start off cloudy with a light cross-onshore breeze. Swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SW with a long period of 16 seconds – that’s a clean groundswell but lacking any real power. Water temp is 56°, which is feeling a bit colder than usual, about 3° below the norm. Combined energy is weak (313). Conditions look poor, flat and ripply – best to leave the board at home. The whole first week stays frustrating.

Tuesday morning, August 18th, a light WSW cross-off breeze makes things clean for a brief moment. Still only 2 ft and a long 15-second period from the SW. Combined energy is low (320). Surfable but very ordinary, meaning you’ll have to scratch for tiny waves.

On Wednesday morning, August 19th, we get a whisper of hope. The swell edges up just a notch to 3 ft from the west, period at 12 seconds. Winds are light and cross-off from the WSW, so it’s clean. Combined energy still moderate at 358. Still small, but if you’re itching, it’s the best of an average lot.

Thursday morning, August 20th gets a little bump in swell height to 4 ft from the WNW, but the period drops to a short, weak 9 seconds and it’s onshore. Combined energy is moderate (416). This one looks sloppy – more for a rock hop than a surf session.

Then we settle into a long run of days through the rest of August where the swell sits between 1 ft and 3 ft. The standout clean windows come on Friday, August 21st and Saturday, August 22nd. Light cross-off winds make for clean, rideable but small waves – 3 ft to 3 ft on the Friday morning (combined energy 269, moderate) and similar on Saturday morning (156, weak). If you’ve got a log, you could have some fun, but it’s not going to challenge anyone.

Saturday, August 29th, the afternoon shows a little life. South winds swing to light cross-off, with 3 ft from the WNW, 10-second period. Combined energy is moderate (389). Clean, small but surfable.

Finally, Sunday morning, August 30th brings a glassy early window with a light SSE breeze, 2 ft from the SW, 15-second period and combined energy at 268 (weak). Clean but flat.

Further out, Monday morning, August 31st sees flat, glassy conditions – 2 ft from the SW with a long period. Combined energy weak (268). Perfect conditions for a sunrise paddle, not a proper surf.

So, across the board, there’s no moment that screams “go now.” The best of the bunch is Wednesday morning, August 19th, when the swell hits 3 ft with clean conditions and moderate energy. It’s not big, but it’s the only morning that feels like a real session window.

— Rusty

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