Westport-The Groins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down for Westport-The Groins over the next couple of weeks. It’s a mixed bag, with a few decent windows but long stretches where you’re better off doing something else. There are a couple of real moments, but you gotta wait for the wind to play ball.

Kicking off from Monday, August 31st, we’ve got a swell running about 3ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, but a 12 mph NW cross-on wind is chewing it up. It’s choppy and poor, with combined energy at 338 – moderate. Not worth the drive.

Tuesday, September 1st, the swell drops under 3ft, but that morning the wind turns to a light SW cross-off, cleaning things right up. It’s small and ordinary, but it’s the only clean session of the day. The afternoon gets cloudy with a stronger SSW breeze, killing the quality.

Wednesday, September 2nd is a wild card. We get an 8ft swell from the SSW, but the period is short at 8 seconds, making it lumpy. The energy reading jumps to 887 – moderate, but heavy. The real problem is the wind: a straight 28 mph offshore from the south. The waves will be clean, but paddling out will be a full-on battle. That size is strictly for experts only. The wave comment says poor conditions, and that’s about right – it’s a washing machine.

The clear standout of the first week is Thursday, September 3rd. The morning has a 7ft W swell with a long 11-second period, and the energy is strong at 1245. It’s a little lumpy first thing, but by the afternoon the wind drops to a whisper – a 3 mph SW cross-off. The waves settle at 6ft from the west, smooth and powerful, with energy still high at 854. Glassy conditions, decent size, and real push. This is the session to plan for.

After that, Friday the 4th throws in a tiny 2ft groundswell with an incredibly long 18-second period in the afternoon. The energy is 499 – moderate – but the sets will be spaced way out. It’s clean with a light WSW breeze, but a lot of waiting in between.

Then it goes quiet. From Saturday, September 5th all the way through to Tuesday, September 15th, the surf mostly stays below 3ft, hammered by constant NW cross-on winds, or goes glassy but flat. Monday the 7th has a glassy morning with a 2ft 14-second groundswell, but the energy is only 273 – very weak. It’s surfable, but barely. There is a long, dry spell of poor to flat conditions in there.

Looking into the second week, Wednesday, September 9th morning shows a pulse: a 6ft W swell with an 8-second period, and the energy is 581 – moderate. The wind is glassy, dead calm from the SE. That’s a promising dawn patrol. Thursday the 10th morning is similar – 6ft from the WNW, 8-second period, glassy with a light S wind. The energy reads strong at 603. Those two mornings are your best bets for the second week, but they are a long way out, so be ready for changes.

The absolute pick of the whole run is Thursday, September 3rd afternoon. The water temp is 63°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so the wetsuit will be fine.

Rusty.

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