Widemouth Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a long, hard look at what our little corner of the coast has got cooking over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough sit. We’ve got a massive gap of flat, poor conditions staring us down before anything worth even paddling out for shows up.

Right now, and for the next week and a half, it’s a write-off. From Wednesday the 29th of July all the way through to the 7th of August, it’s just grim. Tiny swell, messy onshore winds, and that combined swell energy is sitting in the puny double digits – 50, 48, 32... it's weak, no energy at all (50). Don’t bother checking the cam. The only small glimmer on Sunday morning the 2nd of August sees a clean, cross-off breeze from the ESE but with a wave height of just 1 ft and energy of 23, it’s basically a lake.

You’ll have to wait until the 7th of August, Friday, before the ocean remembers it can push some water. The morning picks up a 5 ft W swell with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to a solid 368. Trouble is, the wind is cross-on from the WNW, making for a bumpy surface. By Friday afternoon, the swell pushes up to 8 ft from the W with a 9 second period and the energy rockets to 950. That is proper power, but it’s blowing straight onshore, so it'll be a washing machine out at Widemouth Bay. That size, with the wind on it, is really only for the seasoned crew – beginners would get hammered.

Now, the standout slot in this whole forecast hits on the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. The swell drops back to a still-chunky 6 ft from the W, with an 8-second period. The key here is the wind: glassy. That’s right, a light SE breeze, 3 mph, and the water will be like a mirror. The combined energy sits at 392. It’s the only time we get a “good surf conditions” tag. For a beach-and-reef setup like Widemouth Bay, that glassy surface will make the 6 ft W swell look clean and punchy. It’s not huge, but it’s the best on offer. Crowds might be an issue though – when the waves are that clean and the rest of the two weeks is so bad, you can bet the local crew will be all over it. It’s often crowded here.

After that, Sunday morning the 9th brings a drop down to 3 ft with an offshore wind from the E, keeping it clean, but it’s ordinary. The rest of the week to follow is small and mostly messy, with nothing to get excited about.

Water temp at Widemouth Bay sits at 64°, which is a touch warmer than what we’d normally expect for this time of year – a nice bonus if you do get wet.

So, to wrap it up: you’re pretty much sidelined until Friday the 7th. Your best bet is Saturday morning, the 8th of August. Get up early for that glassy 6 ft W swell. It’s the only real chance for a decent session in this whole 16-day window.

Rusty.

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