Willow Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Willow Creek.

Honestly, for a few days here, it’s going to be lean. We’ve got a run of small, marginal surf through to the end of the week. On Wednesday morning August 12th, there’s a brief window that looks alright – swell around 2 ft from the SSW with a very long period of 17 seconds – so some nice groundswell lines, and with WSW wind at 3 mph going glassy? That’s about as clean as it gets. The combined energy is moderate at 382. Water temp is sitting at 60°F which is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual there. For a beginner-friendly reef break like Willow Creek, that morning is the pick of the first few days, but it’s not big, just knee-high at best.

Through Thursday and Friday the swell climbs a little, but the wind stays cross or cross-on, so it’s not going to be really clean. By Saturday morning the 15th, we see 3 ft SSW swell with 16-second period – still moderate energy at 564 – and the wind is light cross, so there will be some rideable lumps, but nothing to write home about. Honestly, none of these days through the middle of the stretch really stand out. There’s a real gap of poor or marginal conditions from Sunday the 16th right through the rest of the second week, with a lot of “poor surf conditions” flagged and moderate cross-shore winds that will chop things up. Kite surfers might have more fun on those breezier afternoons.

Now, here’s the thing – late in the window, around Monday the 24th into Wednesday the 26th, the swell energy kicks up properly. On Tuesday the 25th morning, we get 5 ft from the WNW at 10 seconds – that’s a real step up in size, but the period is short, so it’ll be a bit crumbly. The combined energy jumps to strong at 1042, which tells you there’s some real power in the water. The wind is light cross, so it won’t be a total mess. Then Wednesday the 26th morning builds to 3 ft SW with 16 seconds – still moderate energy at 1130 – and it’s clean. For an exposed reef that likes a west in its swell window, that Wednesday morning is probably the most promising session of the whole outlook, but it’s a long way out, so treat that one as a maybe.

Overall, the best bet in the first week is Wednesday the 12th morning for clean, small waves. The standout for the whole forecast – if you can wait – is Wednesday the 26th morning. It might not be huge, but the quality should be there.

Rusty.

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