Westport-The Groins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a tough one to call. Let’s be real – the next couple of weeks at Westport-The Groins are looking pretty grim for anyone hoping to get a decent wave. The water's sitting at 18° which is a whole lot warmer than usual for this time of year, nearly 3° above average, so at least you won't freeze while you're sitting there scratching your head.

The biggest issue is that we’ve got a long stretch of nothing but poor conditions. From Monday the 3rd all the way through to the end of the first week, the swell is small and weak, mostly around 3 ft to 5 ft from the WNW, but the wind is constantly messing it up. It’s cross-on, onshore, or just choppy, with energy levels sitting in that weak to moderate range (166 to 323). Nothing to get excited about. The period is short, around 7 to 8 seconds, so it’s just messy windswell, not the kind of stuff that pulls you into a clean wall.

Thursday morning the 6th actually gives us a brief moment of clean surf – the wind goes light and cross-off from the WSW, which is about as good as it gets for this break. The swell is 4 ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, and the energy is a modest 259. It’s still surfable but very ordinary. If you’re itching to get wet, that’s your best bet early on, but don’t expect much.

Then we hit a real dead zone. From Friday the 7th through to the middle of the second week, the swell drops to tiny 1 ft to 2 ft, with long periods of 15 to 20 seconds from the SW. That’s groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely breaking. The wind is still cross-on, often fresh, and the energy numbers are all over the place (160 to 550). The waves just aren’t there for paddling. This setup would be more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th. The swell picks back up to 4 ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 505 and 337-364. But the wind is still cross-on from the NW, so it’s going to be choppy and lumpy. It’s not going to be clean, but it’s the biggest swell we see in the whole window. If you’re an expert and don’t mind a bit of texture, that’s the time to look.

Later in the second week, from Saturday the 15th and into the 16th, the swell drops again to 2 ft to 2 ft, with long periods of 16-17 seconds from the W and SW. The wind goes light and cross, so it might be a bit cleaner, but it’s just too small. Energy is moderate (377 to 550), but the waves won’t be doing much.

Bottom line: this is a poor run for Westport-The Groins. The best chance for a surfable wave is Thursday morning the 6th for a clean but small session, or Thursday the 13th for bigger but messier conditions. The rest is either tiny, choppy, or both. I wouldn’t be planning any road trips around this one.

Rusty

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