Windansea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s heading our way.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a grind. We’ve got swell hanging around, but the wind just won’t play nice for most of it. There’s no real standout session until we get closer to the end of the month, so patience is the name of the game.

First up, Windansea. This reef setup is fairly consistent, but the conditions are a mess. On Friday the 10th, we’ve got a SW swell at 3 ft, with a period of 15 seconds, so there’s some long-period groundswell energy in the water (combined energy 390). The wind is cross and cross-on though, so it’s chopped up. The water is much warmer than usual for this time of year at 71°. That’s a big anomaly. It’s not going to be clean.

Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th are more of the same – a similar size swell, but the wind is cross-on or onshore, keeping the surface messy. The energy is moderate (around 394-399), but the poor surf quality means it’s not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate.

The whole first week is a write-off. The swell stays small, between 1 ft and 4 ft, and the wind is locked in from the west or southwest, almost always onshore or cross-on. The period drops to 8-9 seconds on the 16th, which is short-period junk. The combined energy stays moderate (mostly in the 200-300 range), but the wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” There’s a long gap here with no real recommendations.

We get a bit of a bump in energy on the 18th and 19th, with the combined energy climbing to 453 and then 584 on Sunday afternoon. The swell is 3-3 ft from the SW, and the period is very long, 17-18 seconds. That’s serious groundswell. But the wind is pure onshore from the west at 9 mph. It’s going to be lumpy and closed out. This is a beach-and-reef setup, and with that onshore wind, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle guys.

The pattern continues into the third week. The 21st and 22nd still have a 3 ft SW swell, but the wind finally relents a little. On the 21st, we get a light cross-on breeze from the WSW, giving a “marginal” call. It’s not clean, but it's the best we’ve seen in a while. The energy is solid at 464.

The best on offer looks like Saturday the 25th. The morning shows a bump in swell to 5 ft from the SSW, with a period of 14 seconds (combined energy 1014). That’s a strong, powerful swell. The wind is cross-on from the WNW at 9 mph, so it’s still a bit textured. The call is “marginal” but it’s the biggest, most energetic swell of the whole forecast. The tide and conditions could make it workable for a crew of experienced surfers. This one is a long-range call, so it’s a bit of a gamble, but it’s the only real pulse we’ve got. For the afternoon, the energy drops to 856, but the wind stays similar.

So, bottom line: the next 10 days are a struggle. A few marginal moments on the 21st and 22nd, but the real shot is that Saturday the 25th. Don’t get your hopes up for anything else.

Rusty.

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