Windang Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Windang Island over the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya – it's a pretty grim stretch for a while. We're lookin' at over a week of small, messy, or just plain wonky conditions before anything worth paddlin' out for shows up. The water temp is sittin' around 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no shocker there.

The first real glimmer comes on the morning of Friday, August 28. That's a full 11 days out, so keep that in mind – it's a long-range promise, not a guarantee. But man, if it lines up, it could be the standout of the outlook. We're talkin' a solid 6ft swell out of the NE, with clean, glassy conditions – dead calm wind. That combo is rare and it's gonna make Windang Island (Illawarra) look real, real good. The short period of 8 seconds means it's windswell, so it won't have that groundswell punch, but for a point-and-reef setup like this, that NE direction is what we wanna see. Combined swell energy hits a solid 688 – that's a moderate, punchy amount of power. Afternoon gets a bit more size at 7ft but picks up a light cross-onshore breeze, which'll mess with the face a little, so the early session is the one.

The other day worth a mention is Saturday, August 29 in the morning. Swell drops to 3ft from the ENE, but the wind flips back to glassy again. Perfect conditions for a small-wave grovel. Combined energy is 243, so there's enough push for a longboard or a fish. Just don't expect much size.

Before that? Honestly, it's flat or junk. There's a couple of mornings on the 20th, 21st, and 24th that look clean with offshore or glassy wind, but the swell is tiny – under 3ft – and the energy readings are low (down in the 20s and 30s). You could probably get wet on a foamie, but it ain't worth writing home about.

Also, I gotta point out that on Wednesday, August 26 afternoon, that swell height is 3ft from the SSE with a 11-second period, but it's choppy with a cross-onshore wind. Combined energy is 262, which is decent push, but the wind just kills it for clean surfing. On a reef setup like this, it might be more interesting for a kite session than paddle surfing.

To sum it up: the first 10 days are a write-off for decent waves. Keep an eye on that Friday the 28th morning – that's your best shot at something special.

Rusty.

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