White Rocks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu at White Rocks over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty grim stretch. The water’s sitting at 60°F which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only good news. We’ve got a long gap of nothing worthwhile before we see anything even close to rideable.

The first few days are a total write-off. Swell is tiny, mostly under 1ft, with weak energy (10 combined energy) and the odd bit of glassy wind, but there’s just no wave to work with. That’s Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st. Tuesday the 1st of September and Wednesday the 2nd are the same story – small, weak, and not worth suiting up for.

We finally see a pulse of energy on Thursday the 3rd. Thursday morning shows a 3ft NW swell with a period of 11 seconds, combined energy of 226, and clean cross-off winds. That’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Thursday afternoon bumps up to 6ft from the WNW with a 12-second period and strong energy (980), but it’s still only marginal – tide could be a factor, and the wind stays clean. Friday the 4th morning brings a bigger 8ft WNW swell with a 13-second period and very strong energy (1805), but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h cross-off – that’s expert-only territory, and even then it’s a dicey call with the power. The afternoon gets blown out with cross-shore winds.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th drop back down to small, messy swell with cross-shore winds. Not worth your time.

The standout, if you can call it that, comes on Saturday the 12th of September. Saturday afternoon we’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the NW with a 9-second period, combined energy of 589, and light cross-off winds from the WSW at 15 km/h. The guidance says it’s a good quality window, and the break is exposed to the NW with the optimum direction matching. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might get a bit of company, but it’s not a zoo. Conditions are clean, and the swell is solid enough for a fun session. This is the best of the whole period, but it’s a long way out – treat it as promising but not locked in.

Sunday the 13th morning still has some clean 5ft NW swell, but the afternoon turns cross-on. Beyond that, it fades quickly into tiny, weak leftovers.

So there you have it – a lot of flat and marginal days, with one real window of opportunity on Saturday the 12th. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on that date, but otherwise, maybe give the board a rest.

Rusty.

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