Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase. We’ve got a 16-day window here, and it’s a quiet one for Whipsiderry. The first real surf doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 12th, so you’re looking at a couple of days of flat, blown-out junk before that.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are total write-offs. Tiny swell, cross-onshore winds, combined energy barely a whisper—60 units on Monday morning, dropping to 29 on Tuesday morning. Not worth your time.

Then Wednesday the 12th gives us a little window. The morning has a 0.8m west swell, period 10 seconds, energy 124. The wind is a light cross-shore, but the afternoon is the real winner. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with a 0.9m west swell, 9-second period, and energy of 139. That’s the best session in the first week. Clean, glassy, and small. Crowds are sometimes here, so you might have a few buddies out, but it’s worth it.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th bring bigger swell—1.1m to 1.3m—with energy up to 276, but the wind shifts onshore from the NNW and NW at 20-25 mph, chopping it up. No good.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are similar. Swell drops to 0.5m to 1.0m, still cross-onshore, choppy. Not worth a paddle.

There’s a gap from Monday the 17th through Tuesday the 18th. Tiny swell, 0.3m to 0.8m, with fresh cross-onshore winds up to 30 mph. Energy sinks to 11 on Monday morning. Stay at home.

Wednesday the 19th gives a glimmer. Swell hits 0.9m from the WNW, period 10 seconds, energy 182. But the wind is cross-on from the north at 25 mph, so it’s choppy. Not a standout.

The next real highlight is Thursday the 20th. Offshore winds from the SE at 20 mph, clean conditions, and a 0.7m west swell with a 10-second period. Energy is 96, but that offshore wind will make it clean and glassy. Small, but fun. This is the second-best day in the whole forecast.

After that, it’s slim. Friday the 21st has clean cross-offshore winds but tiny 0.4m swell. Then Sunday the 23rd sees a massive spike—3.0m from the WNW, energy 1436—but with cross-on winds, it’ll be a mess. That’s only for experts, and even then, the wind spoils it. By the 25th, we get a long-period groundswell (15 seconds) but only 0.6m, with fresh cross-onshore winds. Energy is 308, but the wind makes it lumpy.

Water temp at the start is 66°F, which is a touch warmer than normal—about 3°F above average. Not bad.

So, bottom line: best day is Wednesday afternoon the 12th, glassy 0.9m west swell. Second pick is Thursday morning the 20th, clean offshore, small but rideable. Everything else is too windy, too small, or too messy. A quiet stretch, but it won’t last forever.

Rusty out.

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