Whites Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the only game in town for the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got Whites Reef as the sole option, and it’s a real mixed bag. This is a reef break that loves a good west swell, and it’s fairly consistent, but we’re in for a long wait before things get truly good. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no worries there.

Right now, we’re stuck in a bit of a lull. The first few days from the 5th to the 7th have some clean-looking conditions, especially Monday afternoon with glassy conditions and a light north wind, but the swell is tiny – under 3ft from the SSW. The energy is weak (433 down to 311), so it’s more of a longboard or a funboard session than anything exciting. The combination of small swell and a very long 14-16 second period means the waves will be smooth but fat, and the sets will be few and far between.

Things start to look up around Wednesday the 8th. The morning brings 4ft of SSW groundswell and a light NE breeze. The combined energy jumps up to 1099, which is solid. This is the first real standout. It’s not huge, but for experienced surfers, the quality is there. The afternoon goes glassy with no wind, which is absolutely magic for a reef break – clean, lined-up waves. This is your best bet of the whole run, and it’s the day to circle.

After that, the 9th and 10th drop back into the ankle-to-knee high range with weak energy (300-400 range), but still clean in the mornings. The glassy afternoons on the 9th will be pretty but lacking punch.

Then, from the 11th of July onward, it turns nasty. We get a big jump in swell on the 11th and 12th, with 5ft to 6ft from the WSW and SW, but it’s blown out by strong onshore winds. The energy figures will spike into the 1200-1400 range, but with the wind howling straight onshore, it’s a messy, blown-out mess. This stretch is for kite surfers, not paddle surfers. The 13th sees 7ft to 8ft of SSW swell with a massive 2599 to 4318 energy reading, but the cross-onshore wind makes it lumpy and awful.

The rest of the second week, from the 14th through the 20th, is a write-off. The swell sticks around at 4ft to 7ft, but the wind is consistently onshore or cross-onshore from the west and southwest. Every day is marked by poor surf conditions. There’s no real window of clean waves for a surfer after the 10th. It’s a long, frustrating gap.

So, to sum it up: Wednesday the 8th of July is the absolute standout. Get on it. The morning has clean, shoulder-high waves from a SW groundswell with light offshore winds. The afternoon is glassy perfection. After that, it’s a long train of blown-out swell. If you miss that Wednesday, you might as well take the week off.

Rusty.

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