Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the Whipsiderry outlook.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this isn't our finest window. We’re looking at a long, long stretch of small, weak surf here, and it’s mostly blown out by onshore wind.

From Monday the 24th right through to the end of August, it’s tiny. We’re talking ankle-biters around 0.7 ft to 2 ft with a short period, and the energy levels are pathetic – we’re starting at just 17 (combined energy) on Monday morning. Wind is cross-off but that won’t help with no swell. Conditions are described as “poor surf conditions” all the way through. It looks like this flat spell might last more than a week, so don’t rush.

Now, by Friday the 28th, the swell starts showing some size but the wind goes straight onshore. That kills the quality. We see 8 ft on Friday morning, but with fresh onshore wind, it gets demoted. Saturday the 30th has a bit of size, 8 ft, but again, onshore wind with “lumpy” and “fresh cross-onshore” conditions. Also, there's a risk of thunderstorms popping up. This is all poor surf.

We keep this pattern for the first week of September. Solid pulses of swell come through – 8 ft on Monday the 31st, 7 ft on Wednesday the 2nd – but every single one is saddled with onshore or cross-onshore wind making for choppy, lumpy conditions. The wave comment stays stubbornly “poor surf conditions.” For Whipsiderry, it's really just a long run of bad luck.

Things get interesting toward Monday the 8th of September. Early that morning, a big pulse is predicted to roll in – 12 ft from the west with a nice long period of 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell. The wind is cross-off and clean. But here’s the hitch: it’s flagged as too big for this break. That kind of size will be washing right up the beach and won’t be safe for beginners. The energy reading is a massive 6719, which is huge.

So for the best punt in this entire 16-day window, I’d say keep an eye on Thursday the 5th of September. It’s not perfect, but it’s the least bad we’ve got. We get a 6 ft swell in the morning (energy 435), rising to 6 ft in the afternoon, with a modest period. The wind is onshore, making it “fairly choppy,” but the swell direction is from the west, right in Whipsiderry’s wheelhouse. It’s a long way off and the forecast could change, so don't get your hopes up too high just yet.

Chin up – these blank runs can’t last forever.

Rusty.

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