White Rocks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on the surf coming up at White Rocks.

Looking over the next 16 days, you gotta hang tight because the early part is a dud. The first real session worth wetting a board is not until Sunday the 20th, and before that it’s mostly rubbish. Tuesday the 15th starts with a little 2 ft WNW windswell in a 25 km/h cross-off breeze – clean but too small to matter. Wednesday the 16th pushes to 5 ft from the WNW, but it’s cross-shore with rain showers, so forget it. Thursday the 17th turns on some size with a 6 ft WNW groundswell, but the wind is a strong 35 km/h cross-off making it clean but blown to pieces. By Thursday afternoon, that swell jumps to 12 ft from the NW with a stiff 40 km/h cross breeze and messy chop – that’s huge and ugly, not for the faint-hearted. Friday the 18th morning is a solid 10 ft NW groundswell with a 25 km/h cross-off, and the combined swell energy is a massive 2740 – that’s too big for this break unless you’re an expert, and even then it’s sketchy. Friday afternoon drops to 8 ft NW, still big but cleaner, though it’s touch-and-go on the tide.

The standout comes on Sunday the 20th. Morning brings a 5 ft NW groundswell with a light 10 km/h cross-off breeze and very good conditions. The combined energy is 626, and the water temp is about 59°, a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nice. The swell direction from the NW is a perfect match for White Rocks, and the afternoon has a light offshore from the southeast, glassing it up. This is the pick of the whole forecast: clean, shoulder-high waves with a 12-second period making the sets fat and fun. Crowds are possible here sometimes, so don’t expect privacy.

After that, Monday the 21st drops to 4 ft WNW with a moderate cross-off, just marginal. Tuesday the 22nd is a sleeper – morning is tiny at 2 ft, but that afternoon serves up a 3 ft NW swell with a long 15-second period, glassy and calm from the ENE. The energy is 501, so those long-period lines won’t be punchy, but they’ll have some push. Worth a paddle.

From Wednesday the 23rd through Saturday the 26th, it’s a mix of small to moderate swells from 2 ft to 4 ft, mostly WNW or NW, with light winds often offshore or glassy – clean but not memorable. Sunday the 27th is tiny and ordinary, with offshore wind keeping it clean but tiny. The last proper highlight is Monday the 28th – a 5 ft NW groundswell in the afternoon with zero wind and glassy conditions. Combined energy is 644, and the swell direction is ideal. Another belter session to finish the run. Then a few offshore mornings on the 29th with 4 ft NW, but it fades to nothing by the 30th.

Top shelf is Sunday the 20th and Monday the 28th for clean conditions, good size, and the right swell direction. Don’t bother before the 20th unless you love paddling around in junk.

Rusty.

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