Widemouth Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got the look ahead for Widemouth Bay. Honestly, for the next 16 days, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We’re looking at a long stretch of grotty, blown-out conditions before we finally catch a little window of clean waves further down the line. There’s a gap in the action at the start, so don’t get too excited just yet.

The first few days are a write-off. From Tuesday the 1st through to Friday the 4th, it’s onshore junk. Winds are howling out of the SW and WSW, making a mess of things. Swell energy is moderate at best, sitting between 129 and 306 (combined energy), but it's being hammered by the wind. It’s chop city, and I wouldn’t bother waxing up.

Then Saturday the 5th morning shows a tease. The sky clears, wind drops to glassy from the NNW, and we’ve got a clean 3ft swell from the west at 9 seconds. Combined energy is 172. It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary – not the kind of day you tell your mates about. The afternoon goes cross-onshore again, fading to 3ft.

Sunday the 6th is tiny. Cross-offshore winds from the SE keep things clean, but the swell is down to 2ft with only 43 combined energy. Not worth the paddle.

Things pick back up on Monday the 7th, but the wind is onshore again. We get a 4ft west swell with a long 12-second period, giving us 403 combined energy. This is a proper groundswell, but the onshore breeze from the WSW will wreck it. The afternoon sees 5ft at 11 seconds and 525 energy, but again, wind blows it out.

The next few days through Thursday the 10th are just more of the same: onshore or cross-onshore winds with lumpy, choppy conditions. On Tuesday the 8th afternoon, the swell jumps to 8ft with 817 energy, but it's a messy, wind-affected beast. By Wednesday the 9th, the combined energy hits 1021 with 8ft swell from the WNW, but the cross-shore wind is howling at 22 mph. This is kite-surfing territory, not a fun day for a paddle.

Finally, we get a real standout. Saturday the 12th morning is our best bet. The wind goes light cross-offshore from the NE, cleaning things right up. We’ll have a 5ft west swell at 8 seconds. Combined energy is 277. It won’t be a giant day, but it’ll be clean, and that’s gold after the slop we’ve been through. The crowd can get on it, so get there early.

After that, Monday the 14th afternoon and Tuesday the 15th morning are worth a mention too. Monday the 14th afternoon gives us a clean 4ft swell from the west with a very long 12-second period, and 336 combined energy. The offshore wind from the east keeps it glassy. This long-period groundswell will favour the reef sections at Widemouth. Tuesday the 15th morning is similar, holding 3ft at 12 seconds with 282 energy and clean cross-offshore winds. These are the days to circle.

Beyond that, it fades back to small, clean but tiny waves.

So, the pick of the bunch? Saturday 12th morning for the cleanest conditions and a fun size, and Monday 14th afternoon for the clean, long-period groundswell that’ll line up nicely on the reef.

Rusty.

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