Whitesand Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it. Looking at the whole 16-day window for Whitesand Bay, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’re staring down the barrel of a long, flat spell with hardly any energy to speak of. The first week and a half is basically a write-off for anything worth paddling out for. The good news? There’s a little blip of something towards the end, but it’s a long way off.

Right from the start, Thursday the 30th of July, it’s a flat, choppy mess. We’re talking tiny 2 ft swell from the west, period a snappy 5 seconds – no grunt at all. Wind is a frustrating cross-on from the NNW at 12 mph, making it ugly. The combined energy is a paltry 15, which is just nothing. You’d be wasting your time.

This flat, poor-quality pattern sticks around for days. Friday the 31st, Saturday the 1st of August – still tiny, still messy. There’s a slight tease on Sunday morning the 2nd, with a clean 1 ft wave and an offshore from the ESE at 6 mph, but the swell is so small it’s barely a ripple. It’s not until Monday the 3rd of August that we see a flicker of life. The morning shows a 3 ft wave from the WSW with a 9-second period, giving the combined energy a nudge to 127. That’s moderate energy, and the wind is a light cross-off from the ENE at 3 mph, keeping it clean. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and honestly, that’s the best we’ve got in the first week, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

After that, it’s back into the doldrums. Tuesday the 4th through to Saturday the 9th of August is a desert of tiny, weak swells and onshore or cross-shore winds. There are a couple of glassy moments on Thursday the 6th of August, but the swell is only 1 ft to 1 ft – you’d need a stand-up paddleboard more than a surfboard.

Now, for the standout, such as it is. The only real pulse of energy shows up on Monday the 10th of August. The morning brings a 5 ft swell from the SW, with a 7-second period. The combined energy jumps to 383, which is the highest we see in the whole outlook. That’s a proper moderate energy reading. However, the wind is a cross-shore from the S at 16 mph, which will leave it lumpy and choppy. It’s still marked as “poor surf conditions”, but with that much more size, it’s the closest thing to a legit session we get. It’s still only for the more experienced among you – that 5 ft swell with lumpy wind won’t be fun for beginners.

After that, the swell drops off a cliff again. Tuesday the 11th brings rain showers and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind with only 2 ft of weak, short-period junk. The rest of the period, right through to Friday the 14th of August, is back to ankle-biters with no energy.

So, the honest truth: Whitesand Bay is a total no-go for the vast majority of this 16-day window. There’s a 9-day gap from the start with no real surf. Your only real punt is the morning of Monday the 10th of August for that 5 ft swell, but don’t expect perfection. The water temp is sitting at 62°F, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze. But for now, leave the board in the car.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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