Surf Forecasts:
Whipsiderry surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, W swell with 800 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whipsiderry this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whipsiderry in the next 16 days are 1.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whipsiderry over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's talk turkey about Whipsiderry. For the next two weeks, it's looking pretty bleak, mate. I've seen better conditions in a paddling pool. The water's running about 64°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for now, but that's where the good news ends.
It starts off messy on Saturday the 12th with a lumpy 6ft swell from the west, but a 19 mph cross-southwesterly has it all chopped up. The wave energy is moderate at best (400), but the quality is just poor. That west-northwest wind swings in for Tuesday the 15th, pushing in a messy 5ft wave. Wednesday the 16th sees the swell bump up to 6ft with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to a moderate-to-strong 886, but it's all onshore junk. Things don't improve much for the rest of that week, with rain showers and strong winds.
There is one tiny, little window. It's the Monday morning of the 21st of September. We've got a glassy surface—wind is only a whisper out of the northwest at 3 mph. The swell is small, just 4ft from the west, with a combined energy of only 236. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is the best we're going to get. It’s not going to blow anyone's mind, but for a quiet, clean paddle on a small wave, that's your best bet. After that, the swell completely dies. From Tuesday the 22nd onwards, we're looking at tiny, gutless waves—2ft and below—with hardly any energy (down to just 11 or 15 on the 23rd). There's a stretch from the 23rd through to the 27th where it's basically flat, with occasional fresh offshore winds on the 24th and 25th, but nothing with enough size to push you into a wave.
So, to sum it up: this is a long, poor run of surf. The only real standout, and I use that term loosely, is that glassy Monday morning the 21st of September. If you're desperate for a paddle, that's the one to go for. Otherwise, it's a good time to catch up on sleep.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 637 | 502 | 377 | 262 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 302 | 459 | 521 | 800 | 657 | 400 | 220 | 258 | 471 | 786 | 679 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM6.99m | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | 7:47AM6.62m | 8:04PM6.58m | 8:20AM6.34m | 8:38PM6.17m | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM-0.02m | 1:28PM0.07m | 1:48AM0.15m | 2:02PM0.27m | 2:19AM0.45m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 637 | 502 | 377 | 262 | 189 | 146 | 134 | 77 | — | — | 800 | 657 | 400 | 90 | 85 | 3 | 786 | — | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | W 12 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 459 | 521 | 86 | 42 | — | 220 | 258 | 471 | — | 679 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 268 | 233 | 94 | 44 | 131 | 483 | 233 | 233 | 327 | 242 | 214 | 513 |
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