Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks at Whipsiderry.

Straight up, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: this is a rough stretch. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window, and honestly, the surf quality is a mess for almost the entire run. The wind is just relentless, and the conditions are nearly always choppy or lumpy. There are no proper standouts here. The best you can hope for are a few brief windows where things might not be completely horrible.

We start off on Tuesday the 18th with poor surf. A 5ft swell from the WNW, but it’s got a short, weak period of 6 seconds, and a stiff cross-onshore breeze at 16 mph is making it choppy and ugly. The water is sitting at 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s not disappointing.

Wednesday the 19th stays poor. The swell drops a touch to 4ft, still from the W, but the wind is still on it or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. Thursday the 20th has a bit more size – a 7ft swell from the W – but again, the wind is on it and the conditions are poor. The combined energy jumps up (654), but with that onshore wind, it’s just a washing machine.

Friday the 21st is a write-off with a messy cross-shore wind and rain showers. Saturday the 22nd is small, weak, and poor. Sunday the 23rd is tiny and almost flat. We then hit a real dead zone from Monday the 24th through to Wednesday the 26th of August. Waves are tiny – under 2ft – with very low energy. There’s a glassy moment on Monday the 24th morning, but the swell is only 1.0ft, so it’s not worth paddling out.

There’s a glimmer on Tuesday the 25th afternoon. The wind turns cross-offshore from the SSE at 19 mph, which cleans things up, and a 5ft W swell rolls in with a moderate period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a solid 369. Still, the models are calling the surf "poor," and that clean wind can’t make up for the overall lack of quality.

The rest of the outlook is a continuation of the same story. Wednesday the 26th is choppy again. Thursday the 27th morning has a strong offshore, but it’s howling at 28 mph, making it hard to paddle into. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are blown out by strong cross-onshore winds. The first few days of September show some size – an 8ft W swell on Tuesday the 1st – but with strong onshore winds, that’s big, messy, and only for the experts who don’t mind a beating.

So, what’s the best of the worst? Honestly, it’s a toss-up for which day is the least terrible. The cross-offshore wind on Tuesday the 25th afternoon might clean the surface up, but it’s still not great. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. For the rest, you’re better off checking the forecast again in a few days. Sometimes the models change and we get lucky, but right now, this is a lean period for Whipsiderry.

Rusty.

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