Surf Forecasts:
Whipsiderry surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,411 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whipsiderry over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s going down at Whipsiderry over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run for most of this stretch. The forecast is showing a whole lot of "poor surf conditions" with scores of zero, so don’t get your hopes up too early. That said, there are a few tiny windows where things might clean up, so let’s paddle through it.
The water temp is sitting at 65°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels pretty nice on the skin.
We’ve got a big gap of nothing until the tail end of the first week. The first real flicker of hope comes on Sunday, the 6th of September. It’s not much – just 2ft swell from the west with a 9-second period, combined energy of 85 (weak), but the wind is offshore from the southeast with a light breeze, so it’ll be clean. That’s your best bet for a tiny, glassy session. The afternoon stays clean with offshore winds too, but the swell drops to 2ft.
Then it’s back to the doldrums. Monday, the 7th of September, has tiny 1ft surf and poor conditions. Tuesday, the 8th, is a complete write-off with strong winds and messy cross-onshore chop. The whole middle of the month is stuffed – poor surf, lumpy, and weak energy.
The next notable moment is Saturday, the 12th of September. We get 4ft swell from the west with an 8-second period, combined energy of 230 (moderate). The morning has a slight cross-off breeze, clean, and the afternoon turns glassy with a 4ft west swell. That’s probably the best session on offer – clean, small, and fun for a longboard or a fish. Still nothing firing, but it’s surfable.
After that, Sunday the 13th drops to 2ft and the rest of the outlook is tiny and messy. The final Monday, the 14th of September, has a 1.0ft west swell with a 12-second period, but combined energy is only 50 – weak. Glassy conditions though, so if you’re desperate for a paddle, it’s clean.
Best session: Saturday, 12th of September, afternoon at Whipsiderry – 4ft west swell, glassy, clean. Not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the only window where you won’t be fighting the wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 521 | 1411 | 1362 | 1102 | 464 | 188 | 150 | 109 | 254 | 447 | 374 | 363 | 346 | 592 | 670 | 708 | 831 | 208 | 290 | 151 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32PM6.75m | 7:50AM6.54m | 8:07PM6.69m | 8:25AM6.45m | 8:43PM6.48m | 9:03AM6.22m | 9:24PM6.14m | 9:46AM5.87m | 10:12PM5.68m | 10:38AM5.44m | 11:12PM5.19m | 11:48AM5.04m | 00:35AM4.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.22m | 2:03PM0.29m | 2:23AM0.32m | 2:37PM0.44m | 2:58AM0.56m | 3:15PM0.71m | 3:38AM0.92m | 4:00PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.36m | 4:58PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.79m | 6:21PM1.87m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 464 | 188 | 150 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 21 | 346 | 592 | 176 | 20 | 831 | 208 | 290 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 7 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | — | — | 19 | 86 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 521 | 1411 | 1362 | 1102 | — | — | — | 109 | 254 | 447 | 374 | 363 | — | — | 670 | 708 | — | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 145 | 233 | 145 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 295 | 214 | 39 | 295 | 3 | 242 | 233 | 218 | 233 | 44 | 45 | 0 |
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