Windang Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Windang Island. It’s a reef and point setup, exposed to the south swells, and it’s a pretty solid spot for you advanced lads and lasses. Let’s break it down.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but the first decent surf we see is on the morning of Wednesday, July 15th. Don’t get too excited just yet, though. The ocean is throwing a 10 ft swell from the S, but it’s got a messy 10-second period, and the wind is a cross-off at 12 mph. The water is sitting at 65°, which is about normal for this time of year, maybe a touch warmer than average. The wave energy is massive, reading 2336, but honestly, the conditions are a bit marginal for a clean paddle. It’s a big, powerful groundswell, but it’s not quite coming together perfectly.

The rest of the week is a bit of a write-off. Thursday and Friday see the swell drop and the wind shifts around, giving us nothing but poor surf. There’s a long gap with no real recommendations until the following week.

Now, if you’re looking for the standout, you’ve got to circle the morning of Sunday, July 26th. That’s the one. The swell is pumping in at 8 ft from the S with a 10-second period, giving us a combined energy of 1999. That’s a big, powerful groundswell. The wind is light from the S at 3 mph, making it a clean cross-shore. This is proper, heavy stuff – over 8 ft, so this is strictly for experts only. The crowd might be around, but for a wave like that, it’s worth the company.

But the absolute best of the lot, the one I’d be circling on the calendar, is the morning of Monday, July 27th. That’s the winner. The swell is still a solid 5 ft from the S, but the period stretches out to a very long 12 seconds. That’s pure groundswell energy, and it’s going to wrap around that point beautifully. The wind is glassy – a full-on glass-off with a SW breeze at 3 mph. The combined energy is 796, so it’s got plenty of grunt, but it’s clean. The water will still be warm-ish. This is your session. The crowd factor is there, but when the wind is dead calm and the point is working, you don’t care who else is in the water.

The week after that, Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th, still have some waist-to-chest high waves with clean cross-off winds, but the energy is tapering off, and the swell is dropping. By Thursday the 30th, it’s pretty much gone.

So, the call is simple: if you’re an expert, wait for the morning of the 27th. That’s the one. The weekend before is big, but the Monday morning is the cleanest, most powerful, and most satisfying wave of the whole 16-day window.

Rusty out.

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