Windang Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, listen up. Rusty here, checking in from the beach. We’ve got one spot on the radar for the next couple of weeks: Windang Island. It’s a reef and point setup, and it’s looking like a real mixed bag. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

We’re kicking off with a bit of a false start. Saturday morning the 4th of July is clean enough with a light offshore breeze from the WSW, and there’s a 3 ft swell from the south at 9 seconds, but the wave energy is pretty weak – only 184. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s a bit ordinary. Not one to get excited about. Saturday afternoon goes downhill fast with a cross-onshore breeze.

Now, Sunday the 5th of July is where it gets interesting, but it’s for the experienced crew only. We’ve got a solid 8 ft south swell rolling in, with moderate cross-offshore winds from the SSW. The wave energy is pumping at 1651! That’s some serious power. But with that size, it’s expert territory only. Monday and Tuesday keep that energy up – Tuesday morning is still seeing a 8 ft SSE swell with cross-offshore winds and an energy of 2073. The waves will be big and powerful, but those cross-off winds are keeping things clean. This is the main event for the first week if you’ve got the skill.

The real diamond in the rough, though, is Saturday the 11th of July. The swell drops back to a manageable 5 ft from the southeast, but the wind goes glassy – I’m talking dead calm, a 5 km/h NW breeze that’s just a puff of air. The wave energy is a modest 359, but for the size, that’s a decent punch. For a surfer who wants clean, smooth waves without the heavy crowd (it can get busy here sometimes), this is your morning. It’s the standout of the whole outlook.

We hit a big quiet patch after that. Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th of July are near flat, with tiny 2 ft to 1.0 ft swells and hardly any energy (down to 36). Not worth paddling out.

Then, a late pulse. Tuesday the 14th of July brings back a 6 ft south swell with cross-offshore winds and a solid 584 energy. The forecast says “very good surf conditions,” and I’d trust that. It’s not as big as the first week, but it’ll shape up nicely. Wednesday the 15th morning is also a good call with a 5 ft south swell and clean winds. After that, it fades out again into small, choppy, and messy conditions.

To wrap it up: the only real standouts are the glassy morning on the 11th of July for the cleanest, most user-friendly waves, and the big, powerful days on the 5th and 6th of July for the experts who want to charge. The rest is mostly a waiting game.

Rusty, signing off.

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