Windang Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Windang Island is our only game in town for this forecast, a reef and point setup that needs the right conditions to fire. The next two weeks have some moments, but there are plenty of average days to wade through too. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.

The first real surf worth paddling out for lands on Thursday the 27th of August. Morning’s the pick with glassy conditions, a 4ft swell from the south at 10 seconds, and combined energy sitting at a moderate 364. That’s clean, lined up, and easy to get into. Friday the 28th morning is a very close second with a 4ft south swell at 11 seconds and a light offshore cross-off breeze from the southwest – energy’s bumped up a notch to 458, the best we’ll see all week.

The rest of that opening week is a bit of a mixed bag. Tuesday the 25th has a brief pulse of 5ft from the northeast on the arvo, but with a short period and strong cross-shore wind, it’ll be messy. Wednesday the 26th morning cleans up with a light offshore cross-off from the south-southwest and 3ft from the east-northeast, but that’s a marginal one. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are scratchy.

Heading into the first of September, conditions improve. Tuesday the 1st of September morning and afternoon both see clean, gentle offshore winds out of the west-northwest, with a 3ft south-southeast swell at 12 seconds. Not big, but clean and lined up with 283 energy in the morning. That stretch of good conditions holds through Wednesday the 2nd of September morning with a tiny 2ft south swell at 12 seconds and a light offshore – nothing to get too excited about but it’s surfable.

A gap of a few days follows, with only ordinary sessions until Friday the 4th of September morning, when a light cross-off from the south-southwest meets a 2ft south swell at 12 seconds for a clean, easy paddle. Energy’s at 212 – alright but not a standout.

The second week winds down. Sunday the 6th of September has clean offshore winds from the west-northwest and a 3ft south swell at 10 seconds – small but tidy. Monday the 7th of September morning is glassy, with a tiny 2ft south swell at 10 seconds and energy of 123. It’s the end of the run, a quiet finish.

For the standout, I’m calling Thursday the 27th of August morning – that glassy 4ft south swell with a moderate 364 energy is the cleanest, most lined-up session we’ve got. Friday the 28th morning is a very close second. For the long-range, Tuesday the 1st of September is promising but less certain – still clean, but smaller.

Crowds at Windang Island? They can happen sometimes, so you might not have it all to yourself on those good days.

Rusty.

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