Whites Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down this forecast. It’s a tale of two weeks, with a rough start, a clean middle, and a messy finish. We got some good surf on the horizon, but you gotta pick your moments.

The first part of this run is pretty much a washout. We got swell, but the wind is gonna be a killer. Right now, and through the weekend, it’s messy. The water temp is 58.6°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so that’s a small plus. But Sunday the 9th is small and clean-ish, nothing special.

Then Monday, the 10th, through Friday the 14th, forget it. The swell builds, especially Wednesday through Friday, pushing 6ft, but it’s constantly blown out. We got fresh onshore winds, and it’s going to be lumpy and chopped up at Whites Reef (West). The wave energy is there, getting up over 1700, but it’s a mess. This is a solid five-day stretch of onshore junk that you’ll want to sleep through.

The wind finally starts to ease up on Saturday the 15th, but it’s still not clean until the afternoon. Then we get to the real sweet spot.

Let me tell you, Tuesday the 18th afternoon is your window. The swell has dropped to a clean 2ft from the SW, but the period stretches out to 18 seconds. That’s a real groundswell. The energy is moderate, around 509, but it’s glassy. The wind is a light cross-off, and the forecast is straight-up “very good.” This is what we wait for. It’s a reef break, so it’ll handle that long-period energy beautifully. This is your standout. Mark it down.

Honestly, the whole stretch from the 16th to the 19th is looking prime, with days of clean, smaller waves in the 2ft to 3ft range and light winds. The mornings on the 17th, 18th, and 19th all look clean with light offshore or cross-off breezes. The surf will be small, but it will be super clean and fun. The energy is moderate, in the 300-500 range, so it’ll have a bit of push. Perfect for a longboard.

After that, the swell just dies. The 20th through the 22nd are weak, with the energy dropping into the 100s, and the wind starts to kick back up. It’s not worth the effort.

Then we see another pulse of swell arriving on the 23rd, a week from Sunday. The combined energy jumps to 2815, which is strong, and the period is 17 seconds out of the SW. But the wind is cross-onshore and fresh. This is going to be a big, 6.6ft mess. That’s expert territory, and even then, the conditions look poor. It might be better for the kite surfers. After that, it looks like we fade back into smaller, more inconsistent surf.

So there you go. A rough start, a beautiful and clean middle, and a messy, uncertain finish. The standout is definitely that Tuesday afternoon session on the 18th. Don’t miss the 17th and 19th mornings either. That long-range pulse on the 23rd is promising in size but looks too rough to get excited about right now. Keep an eye on it, but for now, that Tuesday is the call.

Stay stoked.

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