Whipsiderry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a pretty bleak run. We’ve got a long stretch of messy, blown-out conditions ahead, so don't get your hopes up too early. The first real chance of anything decent isn't until the 5th of September.

We’re talking about Whipsiderry here, a fairly exposed spot that likes a good solid WNW swell. The water temp is sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus if you’re not wearing a thick suit.

For the first few days, it’s just bad news. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are write-offs. We’ve got a moderate cross-shore chop and fresh breezes, with swell energy building from 287 (weak) up to 707 (moderate) but it’s all messy, poor surf. Not worth paddling out.

Saturday 5th September is where things start to look slightly interesting. The morning shows some promise: a 5ft swell from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds – that's proper groundswell energy. The wind is light offshore from the WNW at just 3 mph. That means clean, peeling waves, maybe a bit lined up. The combined energy is 476 (moderate). It’s only rated as marginal, so you gotta pick your tide right, but if you get it, it could be the pick of the whole forecast. A long period swell like that can make the paddling easier, with longer waits between sets. Keep an eye on it. The afternoon goes a bit cross-on and drops off to 4ft.

Sunday the 6th sees a drop in size – just 2ft to 2ft – but with a strong offshore wind from the SE. The water will be clean and glassy in the morning. It’s small and ordinary, but if you’ve got a longboard, it might be a fun little session.

Then we get another messy spell from the 7th through to the 11th. The swell gets bigger again – Monday the 7th morning pumps up to 8ft with a massive combined energy of 1796 (strong), but it’s onshore and choppy. That’s expert-only territory at best, and with the wind howling, it’s not gonna be pretty. Not the sort of day you take a beginner out.

Tuesday 15th September – mark this one. Morning looks glassy, with a 4ft swell from the west, 9-second period, and the wind is dead calm from the ENE. The combined energy is 285 (weak), so it’s not a big day, but the forecast actually says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the first genuine standout in the whole run. Clean, small waves. The crowd situation at Whipsiderry can be "sometimes" busy, so if you get out early, you might have it to yourself.

Wednesday the 16th also offers a glassy morning with 3ft swell, but the energy is lower at 205. Still, it’s clean and surfable. The afternoon goes dead calm – 0 mph wind from the NW, glassy as a mirror, with 3ft swell. Great for a mellow session on a log.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums from the 17th onwards. The wind picks up again, the swell drops below 3ft, and we’re looking at poor conditions to finish out the period.

So if you’re looking for the best of a rough bunch, I’d put my money on Saturday 5th September morning for the best chance of a proper wave, and Tuesday 15th September morning for the cleanest, most user-friendly conditions.

Rusty.

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