Surf Forecasts:
Whipsiderry surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, W swell with 103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 (Jul 28) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whipsiderry over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Whipsiderry. I’ll be straight with you – this is a grim stretch of outlook. The whole 16-day run is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got a long, long gap of poor conditions before anything even remotely worth a mention, and even then, it’s not what you’d call a classic.
We’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for the first week or so. From Monday 27 July right through to the beginning of August, the surf is tiny and the wind is a mess. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small comfort if you’re just going for a paddle.
The first real sniff of anything comes on the 7th of August, Friday morning. We’ve got clean conditions with a gentle offshore wind from the SE, and the swell is 3ft from the NNW. The combined energy is weak (120). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. Then Friday afternoon cleans up nicely with a light offshore from the SE, and the swell pushes up a bit to 4ft from the W. The energy is still weak (128). This is the best of a bad bunch – it’s clean, but tiny.
Then Saturday the 8th of August throws a spanner in the works. The swell jumps to 8ft from the W with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is strong (943). That’s a lot of water moving. But the wind is a screaming 19 mph from the SSE, creating a cross-offshore mess. For a beach break like Whipsiderry, that’s a write-off for paddle surfing. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s just too gnarly and blown out.
After that, the rest of the outlook is a blur of onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. The swell sticks around but the wind ruins it. There’s nothing else to get excited about.
So, if you’re desperate, the clean Friday morning and afternoon on the 7th of August is your only real window for a splash. But don’t expect much. It’s a poor run, and it’s not unusual for this area to have stretches like this. Forecasts can change, but for now, I’d be looking at fixing my board or washing the dog.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 81 | 60 | 103 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 45 | 54 | 40 | 43 | 60 | 20 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 34 | 21 | 27 | 37 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:02PM5.30m | 5:24AM5.32m | 5:43PM5.64m | 6:02AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.94m | 6:37AM5.84m | 6:54PM6.18m | 7:11AM6.01m | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | 8:17AM6.14m | 8:34PM6.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM1.46m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:05AM1.16m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.82m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | 2:21AM0.57m | 2:31PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.63m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 11 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 44 | 103 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 22 | 30 | 20 | — | 60 | 20 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | — | — | W 14 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | W 10 | — | WNW 4 | W 8 | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 60 | — | — | 4 | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 30 | — | 6 | 21 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | — | NW 5 | N 4 | — | WNW 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 54 | 40 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 41 | — | 23 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 218 | 233 | 233 | 272 | 233 | 44 | 62 | 561 | 46 | 500 | 251 | 44 | 281 | 11 |
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