Widemouth Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get the imperial version. Looking at the forecast, it's a grim stretch for the foreseeable, I won't lie. The story is stubborn onshore and cross-onshore wind that just won't let up, ruining what little swell we have. For a solid 16 days, most of it is a wipeout.

The first real pulse of energy comes on Friday the 26th of July. Swell bumps up to 5ft to 6ft from the WNW, with combined energy reading a moderate 247 to 270. But it's pinned by a fresh cross-onshore breeze of 30 km/h. The notes say "fresh cross-onshore and lumpy", and that's the reality – messy, choppy surf. Saturday the 27th of July drops to 3ft from the west with light onshore wind, and the energy is weak at 99. Not worth paddling out.

Then we hit a long, dead spell for days. From the 28th of July through the 31st, it's all under 2ft with weak energy, and the wind is constant cross-on or onshore. It's a flat, choppy mess. A full week of nothing good.

Things pick up in size on Monday the 2nd of August, and this is the only real event of the window. The swell jumps to 8ft to 8ft from the west, with strong energy readings of 1124 to 1585. At 8ft, that’s expert-only territory and way too big for beginners. Period is a solid 10 seconds, so it's got punch. But the wind is onshore from the WSW to W. The Sunday afternoon session gets a 'marginal' tick, the best of the run, but it's still onshore, so expect a heavy, blown-out wall of white water.

Honestly, with the constant onshore and cross-onshore wind, on the bigger days like the 2nd of August, this is looking more like a spot for the kite foilers than for a paddler looking for a clean face. The energy is there, but the wind is ruining it.

The second week of August, the swell backs off, dropping from 6ft down to 0.7ft, and the wind never swings offshore to clean it up. The 4th of August Tuesday morning has a light offshore from the west at 5 km/h with 4ft of west swell, but it's short period at 7 seconds and the forecast is still a poor one. It's a long stretch of poor quality to the end.

So, no standouts. The best is Monday the 2nd of August for pure size and power, but the wind is wrong. If you have to get wet, that Monday morning will have the most oomph, but don't expect quality. Otherwise, it's a blank run. It rarely stays this poor for so long – forecasts can change – but right now, it's a tough one for the region.

Rusty.

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