Whites Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a yarn about what’s coming up for Whites Reef. It’s a reef break that takes a west swell, and it’s fair dinkum exposed to the open ocean. The water temp’s about what you’d expect for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Righto, so the outlook kicks off with a bit of a wait. The first few days, from Saturday the 25th to Sunday the 26th of July, are a write-off. We’ve got onshore breezes and messy surf with poor conditions, so you’re better off staying dry. That trend continues through Monday the 27th to Thursday the 30th of July – it’s still not great. The surf is weak and the winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with a bit of rain mixed in. The wave energy is moderate at best, around 204 to 561 in the combined swell energy department. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 31st of July and Saturday the 1st of August stay poor. The swell picks up a little, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy. The energy is moderate to strong, hitting 610 to 1058, but the wind is just wrecking it. Kite surfers might have more fun here.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday the 2nd of August is where it’s at. The morning kicks off with glassy conditions – that’s a dead-set bonus. The swell is a solid 5ft coming from the southwest with a very long period of 18 seconds. That’s proper groundswell, packing strong wave energy (1327). The wind is a slight air from the north, so it’s clean as a whistle. This is the pick of the whole run for experienced surfers. In the afternoon, it drops to 5ft with a 17-second period, still clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east-southeast. The energy stays strong at 1172. This is the one to aim for.

Monday the 3rd of August is still good. The swell is 4ft from the southwest, period 15 seconds, with clean conditions and a gentle cross-offshore breeze. The energy is moderate to strong at 907. Tuesday the 4th gets a bit iffy – the swell switches to a south direction with shorter period, and the energy drops. It’s marginal, so not a top pick.

After that, from Wednesday the 5th of August onwards, it’s a mixed bag with mostly poor or marginal surf thanks to strong winds and messy conditions. The last mention on Sunday the 9th of August has a tiny 1ft swell with a super long 22-second period, but it’s so small it’s barely worth a look.

So, in short: sit tight through the first week, and get ready for Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s your best chance for clean, solid waves at Whites Reef.

Rusty.

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