Surf Forecasts:
Whipsiderry surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, W swell with 1,748 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whipsiderry this week:
The surf forecast for Whipsiderry over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whipsiderry in the next 16 days are 2.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 7AM. 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+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whipsiderry over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at the local stretch for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a wait, so get ready to be patient.
The next week or so is a proper write-off, I’m not gonna lie. We’ve got wind howling and onshore through the 7th, 8th and 9th, with a messy 5.2ft to 7.2ft of swell from the west, but the wind is just ruining it all. The wave energy is moderate early on (1632 on Monday morning, dropping off), but the conditions are just poor for a paddle. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are tiny, with nothing worth getting wet for. It's a solid week of nothing good.
That gap finally looks to end later on. Keep your eyes on Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning is the standout of the whole run. At Whipsiderry, we’ll have a clean, glassy morning with a really nice 5.9ft groundswell from the west-northwest, with a period of 12 seconds. That is proper groundswell energy (872) with clean, glassy conditions. The swell direction lines up well for the break, making this a rare bright spot. Just a heads-up – with that longer period, it might wall up a bit on the beach, but the quality otherwise sounds excellent. Crowds are possible here.
After that morning, the afternoon gets a bit bumpy with a light cross-onshore, and the following days look messy again. Wednesday the 16th is clean but tiny, then a big, windy swell pushes through on the 17th with a solid 13.1ft from the west-northwest, but it's a cross-onshore mess (energy up at 4046). That size is strictly for experts only anyway, and the wind kills it. That sort of setup, with big swell and strong side wind on a beach and reef set-up, might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
We get one more potential window late in the run. Saturday the 19th looks marginal with a 7.5ft west swell and cross-shore wind, but on Sunday the 20th of September, there's a clean, cross-offshore wind with a solid 9.8ft from the west-northwest. The wind will keep it clean, but the energy is strong (1450), and again, that size is for experienced surfers and will have a lot of push. After that, the swell fades back down.
So, bottom line – it's a long, quiet stretch until Tuesday the 15th gives us that one glassy morning of quality. That's the one to circle. Everything else is either blown out or too big and messy.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 1632 | 1106 | 980 | 694 | 613 | 819 | 360 | 181 | 75 | 33 | 46 | 587 | 348 | 191 | 96 | 177 | 306 | 305 | 251 | 152 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | 4:31AM5.74m | 4:52PM6.23m | 5:18AM6.20m | 5:36PM6.65m | 5:59AM6.54m | 6:16PM6.92m | 6:36AM6.73m | 6:54PM6.99m | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | 10:33PM0.96m | 10:53AM0.87m | 11:22PM0.49m | 11:38AM0.44m | 00:03AM0.14m | 12:17PM0.15m | 00:40AM-0.03m | 12:54PM0.03m | 1:15AM-0.02m | 1:28PM0.07m | 1:48AM0.15m | |||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 1632 | 1106 | — | — | — | — | 360 | 181 | 75 | 33 | 10 | 587 | 348 | 191 | 96 | 21 | 4 | 305 | 251 | 152 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WSW 8 | N 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 34 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | N 6 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 980 | 694 | 613 | 819 | 91 | — | — | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 177 | 306 | — | — | — | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 39 | 3 | 139 | 233 | 94 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 204 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 3 | 233 | 204 | 2 |
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