Whites Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s coming up for Whites Reef.

Honestly, the next week or so is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf ahead with nothing really worth paddling out for. From Monday the 3rd right through to Friday the 7th, it’s all showing poor conditions – messy winds, cross-onshore junk, and the swell is small and weak. The energy’s barely there, with combined readings sitting between 260 and 1175 – all on the lower end of moderate at best. You’re looking at waves around 2ft to 5ft, but it’s just not clean. Winds are mostly moderate to fresh breezes from the west or southwest, keeping things choppy and lumpy. Not a single decent window.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are a bit cleaner with some cross-off winds from the north, but the swell is tiny – only 2ft to 3ft – and the energy is weak (249 to 417). It’s clean, sure, but there’s nothing to ride. A total non-event.

Then we hit Monday the 10th – and that’s where things get interesting. The swell jumps up to 10ft from the SW with a period of 16 seconds, and the combined energy spikes hard to 5286. That’s strong energy. But – and it’s a big but – the wind is moderate cross-onshore from the WNW, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. Still, for an experienced surfer, there’ll be some big, powerful lines rolling in. This is a groundswell with a very long period, so it’ll wrap nicely around the reef and hold up. Just know the wind is going to chop it up. Tuesday the 11th sees the swell drop a bit to 7ft, but again the wind is cross-onshore and lumpy. Wednesday the 12th gets messier with strong breezes.

By Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, we’ve got solid swell again – 8ft and 7ft from the SW, period 15 to 18 seconds, and energy readings of 2639 to 3308. The wind improves slightly, with light to moderate breezes, but it’s still cross-onshore or onshore. It’s marginal at best, and only for strong intermediate to expert surfers. The swell is big – over 8ft – so beginners, stay well clear.

After that, from the 15th onward, the swell fades back down to 4ft to 4ft with low energy, and conditions are poor again. The weekend of the 16th and 17th offers some light offshore winds on the 17th morning, but the swell is weak and the period is short, so don’t get your hopes up.

Water temp is 59°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual.

The standout here, if you’re an experienced charger, is Monday the 10th with that 10ft SW groundswell. It’s got real power, and even with the choppy wind, the reef should hold. Friday the 14th is another one to watch – 7ft, 18-second period, and the wind is a light onshore, so it might clean up a little. But both are only for the brave.

Otherwise, it’s a pretty dead run. I’d wait for the forecasts to change – it rarely stays this poor for long around here.

Rusty.

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