Westport-The Groins Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Westport-The Groins. This is a sheltered beach and jetty setup, and it's a beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly consistent. The water temperature is sitting at 58°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

We’ve got a run of surf kicking off this Sunday, 26 July, and it’s looking pretty good to start. The morning brings a clean 3ft SW swell with a period of 20 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, and with a gentle offshore breeze from the south, it’s going to be glassy. The combined swell energy is moderate at 674. This is a standout for the first part of the week. The afternoon sees the swell bump up to 4ft, still from the SW, with a 19-second period, and the wind drops to a light air, keeping it clean. The energy picks up to 936. That’s your best bet for the weekend.

Monday the 27th holds similar conditions: 3ft SW swell in the morning with a 603 energy reading, and a southerly offshore breeze keeping things tidy. The afternoon swaps to a light cross-offshore wind, which still cleans it up nicely. Tuesday the 28th morning is another good one, with a moderate offshore from the SSW and 3ft SW swell at 620 energy.

Now, here’s the kicker. From Tuesday afternoon onward, the wind swings cross-onshore, and it stays that way for a long, long stretch. The surf quality tanks. From Tuesday afternoon right through until Friday, 7 August, we’re looking at a solid gap of about 10 days of poor conditions. The swell sticks around, mostly between 2ft and 4ft, but the wind is either from the NW or WNW, blowing cross-onshore, and it’s choppy and lumpy. The energy drops off too, getting into the 200s and 300s. Not what any of us want.

The only real flicker of hope in that long dry spell is the morning of Friday, 7 August. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and the swell is 4ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The energy is 243. It’s surfable but ordinary. If you’re desperate, that’s your window.

Looking further out, the weekend of 8-9 August sees the swell size jump to 6ft from the WNW, but the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s messy. The energy climbs to 779, which is moderate, but the conditions are poor. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

So, to wrap it up: your absolute best window is Sunday the 26th through Tuesday the 28th morning. Get out there early, because after that, it’s a long wait for anything clean. The glassy morning on the 7th of August is a small consolation, but don’t expect magic.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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