Whitesand Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Well, to be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch ahead for Whitesand Bay. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any proper surf. I’d call it a blank run, and that’s just how it goes here sometimes. We’ve got tiny, weak waves and messy wind for days on end.

We kick off Thursday morning, the 6th of August, with a weak 3ft swell pushing in from the WSW but it’s a short-period 6 seconds – not much grunt there. The combined energy is a measly 84, and with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, it's just choppy and poor. That sets the tone.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are even worse – dropping down to 0.3ft. There’s a glimmer of hope on Monday morning the 10th when a light cross-offshore breeze cleans things up, but the swell is still only 1ft and weak (combined energy 16). Clean, yes, but flat as a tack.

We get a bit more push around Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th – swell bumps up to 3ft to 4ft, period stretches to 10 seconds, and the combined energy gets into the moderate zone (135 to 179). But the wind is cross or cross-on, keeping it choppy and poor. It’s frustrating because there’s some energy there, just not with the right wind.

Sunday the 16th sees the biggest swell at 4ft, but it’s short-period (8 seconds) and with a cross-shore wind, it’s still not doing us any favours. The energy reading hits 299, which is solid moderate, but the quality just isn't there. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

The very end of the window, Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th, offers nothing worth chasing. A fresh north wind on the 17th and a tiny 1ft leftover on the 18th. Don’t hold your breath.

The best of a bad bunch: Honestly, the standout – and I use that term loosely – is Thursday the 13th morning. The swell is 3ft from the WSW at 10 seconds, which is a nice period, combined energy is 179, so there’s some push. It’s a shame the wind is a gentle cross-shore (with slight cross-chop), but it’s the closest we get to a workable wave all window. For a beginner, 3ft is fine, and it breaks fairly consistently here. Just brace for the chop. If you’re desperate, that’s your window.

Other than that, leave the board in the car. Things should turn around eventually.

Rusty.

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