Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. This is a tough one to call.

Honestly, looking at the next 16 days out of Whipsiderry, it’s a real mixed bag of small, weak, and messy. The water is sitting at about 65°, which is a touch warmer than we usually get this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus for the skin.

The first real chance of a wave doesn’t come until Monday, August 3rd. We’ve got a small pulse of energy pushing in, with a combined swell energy of (102) in the morning. It’s a 3ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is going to be a bit of a pest, coming cross-on. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to be pretty.

Tuesday, August 4th, sees a tiny bump in size, with waves around 3ft to 4ft from the SW. The wind is straight cross-shore though, making for a choppy, lumpy surface. The combined energy is up a bit (128 to 130), but it’s still a short-period, wind-driven mess.

The most interesting, and frankly the only window that gets the heart beating, is Wednesday, August 5th. The swell pushes up to 5ft from the WSW, and the combined energy jumps to (236) in the morning and (244) in the afternoon. That’s moderate energy, but with a period of just 7 seconds, it’s going to be a bit of a washing machine. The wind is still cross to cross-onshore, so it’s an expert-only session if you’re brave. The size is right on the edge of being too much for beginners.

After that, the swell drops off a cliff. From Thursday, August 6th, right through to Saturday, August 15th, it’s a long, painful stretch of tiny, weak waves. The combined energy drops to triple and then double digits, with the swell rarely pushing past 3ft. The wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-on, which is the kiss of death for these small waves. There are a couple of clean mornings on Friday, August 7th, with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 0.7ft to 1.0ft. You’d be floating more than surfing.

The one big outlier is Sunday, August 9th. The forecast shows a sudden spike to 8ft from the west with a combined energy of (915)! That’s proper strong energy. But, the period is only 9 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore from the NNW. That combo is not a recipe for clean waves. It’s going to be a heavy, blown-out mess. This is definitely a “watch from the cliff” kind of day, not a paddle-out.

So, to be brutally honest, there’s no standout in this outlook. The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Wednesday, August 5th, where the swell is big enough to have some fun. But with the shorey chop and short period, it’s not going to be a classic. Everything else is flat or blown out.

-Rusty

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