Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks at Whipsiderry. It’s a bit of a slow burn, to be honest, so don’t go gettin’ your hopes up too early.

We’ve got a long stretch of pretty average conditions ahead. The water’s sitting at 65° which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a nice little bonus for when we finally get something rideable.

For the first week and a bit, starting Sunday the 26th of July, it’s mostly a write-off. There’s some swell around, but the wind’s just mucking it up. On Sunday afternoon we’ve got a 7ft WNW swell with a short 8-second period, but that fresh 22 mph onshore wind is gonna make it a messy, choppy mess (combined energy 457). Monday the 27th is much the same story – smaller 4ft swell but wind still onshore. Through to Wednesday the 29th we see tiny 2-2ft waves with periods that are too short to get excited about, even if a glassy morning pops up. We get a bit of a pulse again on Thursday the 30th with 5-5ft WNW swell but the cross-onshore winds kill it. The whole first week is a struggle.

There’s a real gap here – from Sunday the 26th right through to Saturday the 8th of August, nothing really rates as a proper go. You’re lookin’ at nearly two weeks of flat or blown-out junk. It’s a stubborn pattern.

But hold on. Finally, on Sunday the 9th of August, we get a standout window. It’s the highlight of this whole outlook, plain and simple. We’ve got a solid 8ft swell rolling in from the WNW, and the period is only 7-8 seconds, which is a bit short for a groundswell. But here’s the magic: the wind is dead calm in the morning and glassy in the afternoon. At Whipsiderry, that size – 8ft – is getting into expert territory, a proper push. With glassy conditions and a combined energy reading of 538 to 653, this is the day to circle on the calendar. That clean face is gonna offer the best waves of the whole forecast.

Monday the 10th of August offers a little something – a 3ft swell with clean cross-offshore wind, but it’s a major step down in size and power after that Sunday blast.

So there you go. A long, flat, frustrating first half, but that Sunday the 9th of August is a true standout. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but if that glassy wind holds, Whipsiderry will be on. Don’t waste your time before then.

Rusty.

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