Whale Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s be real here. The outlook for Whale Rock over the next couple of weeks is pretty grim. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just ain’t cooperating. We got no decent swell on the horizon, and when there is any energy, the wind’s gonna have it all chopped up and messy. Expect a long run of poor to marginal conditions, so if you’re hankering for a session, keep your hopes real low.

The first few days, Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th, are practically flat. We’re talking ankle-biters around 1 to 2 feet, with light to moderate cross-shore breezes messing up the surface. The swell energy is weak, reading at 36 to 205. Not worth getting the wetsuit wet for.

We get a little bump of energy over the weekend, but the wind stays nasty. Saturday the 12th sees some short-period east-northeast windswell building to around 4 feet, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy with a lumpy 25-30 km/h breeze. The energy climbs to moderate levels at 451, but it’s all surface junk. Sunday the 13th brings a bigger pulse of long-period south-southwest groundswell, with the swell height around 4 feet and a period of 16 seconds. But that fresh cross-onshore wind at 30 km/h will have it chopped to pieces. The energy jumps into the strong zone, hitting 1155-1162, but it’s gonna be a wild, messy ocean that’s not doing anyone any favors.

Monday the 14th is the standout for size, but it’s a complete mess. A strong pulse of short-period east swell pushes the wave height up to a solid 11 feet. That’s well into expert-only territory, and with a fresh cross-onshore breeze blowing at 35 km/h, it’s going to be a washing machine. The energy is very strong at 2044. I wouldn’t even look at the water. Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, give it a miss.

After that, things taper off but the wind continues to be the story. The rest of that week and into the next is a mix of smaller, weaker swells and strong, onshore winds. We see another pulse around the 11-foot mark on Wednesday the 16th, but again it’s with a strong cross-offshore wind making it hollow and nasty. The following weekend sees a drop in size but the wind stays fresh and cross-onshore, keeping the surface lumpy. There is a brief moment on Sunday the 20th with a clean cross-offshore breeze and a 2-foot south-southwest swell, but it’s inconsistent and the energy is only moderate at 517. It’s a fleeting glimmer in a sea of grey.

The second week is much the same story, just with less size. The swell stays small, mostly under 3 feet, and the wind is relentless from the northeast, blowing 25-40 km/h and making everything a bumpy mess. There’s a pulse of south-southwest energy on Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd, but the wind ruins any chance of quality. By the time we get to the 24th and 25th, we’re back to dribbly, weak swell with strong onshore breezes. There’s just nothing to get excited about here. It’s a long, flat, blown-out run. If you’ve got a kite, this might be more your scene, but for a surfboard, you’re better off finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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