Whitsand Bay and Tregantle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s get into it. To be honest, this is a pretty bleak outlook for the next two and a half weeks. There’s a big gap at the start with absolutely nothing worth chasing, and the whole period is a struggle for a decent wave.

The first sniff of a ride comes on Sunday, September 13th, at Whitsand Bay and Tregantle. This spot is inconsistent at the best of times, so you need to be patient. The water temp is a touch warmer than usual for the season, sitting at about 64°.

Sunday morning shows a 5ft swell from the west, with a 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate (652), so there is some weight there. But with a WNW wind blowing at 9 mph as a cross-onshore, the face is going to be choppy and messy. It’s a poor setup for any kind of quality. By the afternoon, the swell drops to 3ft and the energy fades (124). That's the highlight, and it’s a weak one. The rest of that week and into the next is tiny, weak, or ugly – nothing over 3ft, and most days are just flat.

Following that, we hit a long, flat stretch. From Monday, September 15th through to Sunday, September 21st, the swell is mostly under 2ft, and the energy figures are in the single or low double digits – sometimes as low as 22 or even 14. The wind does go clean and cross-offshore from the east and north-west on many of those days, but with no swell, you’re just looking at a wind-chopped lake. The wave periods are often short (4-9 seconds), so there’s no power.

There’s a tiny glimmer in the third week. On Monday, September 22nd, the morning has 1ft from the WSW with a 9-second period and clean east winds at 16 mph. It’s tiny and weak (energy 52). The next day, Tuesday, is even smaller at 0.7ft – still clean, but barely a ripple.

The least-bad option is Wednesday, September 24th. The morning brings 2ft from the WSW, but the period jumps to 13 seconds – that’s a nice long-period groundswell. The energy creeps into three digits (102), and the wind is clean and cross-offshore from the east at 16 mph. For a grovel board, you might find a few clean, slow little runners. That long period could make them a bit straight at a beach break, though. After that, it fades back to tiny, glassy conditions on the 26th and a messy finish on the 27th.

Honestly, there is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. It’s flat or marginal, period. If you’re really itching, Wednesday the 24th morning is your cleanest, most hopeful window for a tiny long-period wave. Otherwise, save your wax and wait for the next system – it never stays this poor here for long, and the forecasts can turn around quickly.

Rusty.

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