Whitesand Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for the sand at Whitesand Bay.

Right off the bat, I’m gonna be straight with you—this 16-day window is a tough one. The surf is pretty much all small and weak, with combined wave energy barely cracking triple digits most days, sitting around 10 to 143 (weak to moderate energy). The water temp is a pleasant 62°F for this time of year, with the anomaly being just 0.7°F, so pretty average for the season. That’s the only thing that’s normal here.

There’s a big gap of nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days, from Sunday the 9th through to Tuesday the 12th, the swell is tiny—like 0.3ft to 2ft—with a mix of cross-off and cross winds. There’s a brief flicker on Wednesday morning the 12th: a 2ft WSW swell, 10-second period, light SSE cross-off wind, and clean conditions. The energy is 98 (weak), and it’s rated as surfable but very ordinary. Honestly, it’s a tough sell.

After that, it’s more small, weak, and poor conditions—cross-on winds, choppy, lumpy—right through to the end of the third week. The swell stays under 3ft, and the period is short, mostly 5 to 9 seconds. The wind is often fresh and cross or cross-off, making it messy. There’s a day on Wednesday the 19th morning where the swell bumps up to 5ft from the NNW, but it’s still cross-on from the SW and the comment says “poor surf conditions.” The energy is 235 (moderate), but the quality isn’t there.

The only real standout, and it’s a long way off, is Friday the 21st morning. We’ve got a 3ft WSW swell, 6-second period, with a clean offshore wind from the E at 12 mph. The energy is 105 (moderate), and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s not a ripper.

Given the break is a beach setup, fairly exposed to the swell, and the conditions are often onshore or cross, this is looking more like a kite-surfing window than a paddle-surfing one for the most part. The consistency is fairly consistent, but the quality is missing.

So, to sum it up: there’s nothing to get excited about for the next two weeks. The best bet is that Friday the 21st morning, but keep your expectations low. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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