Whitesand Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, folks. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Whitesand Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’ve got a long run of poor conditions that stretches all the way from now through to the 22nd of September. The wind is just relentless – it’s hammering in from the west and southwest, keeping the surf messy, lumpy, and choppy. The energy is moderate at times, hitting a combined 314 (moderate wave energy) on the morning of the 17th, but with that wind howling at 35 km/h, it’s just not clean. You’ll see some size – up to 6 ft on that same day – but the period is short, around 7 seconds, so it’s weak and crumbly. This isn’t paddle surfing; this is more of a kiteboarding playground, to be honest.

Water temp is sitting at a nice 62°, which is a touch warmer than the usual for this time of year – your 1° anomaly means it’s a bit of a treat for the skin, but you won’t be feeling it through a wetsuit anyway. This break is beginner-friendly, exposed to the WSW swell, and fairly consistent in the sense it gets swell, but the quality is just not there. And crowds? Yeah, they can be around sometimes, even in this slop.

After that initial 9-day block of rubbish, there is a tiny flicker of hope. By Wednesday the 23rd of September morning, the wind finally drops. We get glassy conditions, and the swell, while small at 2 ft, has a nice 9-second period. The energy is weak (combined 88), and the guidance says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Look, it’s not going to be epic, but if you’re desperate for a clean knee-to-waist high wave, that’s your window. The wind turns cross-offshore in the afternoon, which helps keep it clean, but the swell drops off.

From then on, it’s a slow fade. The 24th of September shows a weird spike with a very long 18-second period on a tiny 1 ft wave, which is just too small and weak to do much with. And then we’re back to clean but tiny conditions through to the end of the period. The 27th of September morning offers another brief glassy moment with a bump of 4 ft, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’ll be soft and jumbly.

The standout? There isn’t one. The only day that even qualifies as surfable is the morning of Wednesday the 23rd, and even then, it’s just about getting wet. The long-range stuff later in the month, like the 29th, shows a bit more period at 12-13 seconds, but the wind is already swinging back onshore, ruining it. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty out.

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