Windmills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s the deal for the same stretch, in feet and Fahrenheit. Over the next 16 days, it’s a tough run for paddle surfing. The quality is consistently poor thanks to east-northeast cross and cross-off breezes that just won’t let up.

Starting Saturday morning, 1st August, at Windmills (the only spot we’ve got – a reef for advanced crew only), the waves start out clean with a cross-off east wind blowing 22 mph, carrying a 6 ft east-northeast swell with a short 8-second interval. Water temp is 80°, which is about average for this time of year. By afternoon, the wind turns more cross, the surface gets lumpy, and the quality tanks.

All through the first week, from Saturday 1st to Friday 14th, it’s a no-go for quality. Swell direction stays east-northeast or northeast, missing Windmills’ best north-northwest angle. Winds are moderate to fresh, mostly cross or cross-off. Wave heights range 3 ft to 7 ft, with energy readings between 133 and 405 – moderate to strong – but the short period and wind ruin any shape.

There’s one flicker of hope in the second week: on Saturday morning, 15th August, the wind goes cross-off from the east-northeast at 22 mph, and we get a clean 6 ft east-northeast swell with an 8-second period. The energy jumps to 509 (strong). For that one morning, the reef might offer a few fun ones for the experts. But this is a rare, inconsistent spot that doesn’t break clean often in these conditions, and right after that it’s back to lumpy cross-chop. Keep your hopes tempered.

By Sunday, 16th August, the energy peaks at 611 with a 6 ft east-northeast swell and 8-second period, but the cross wind at 19 mph churns it into a lumpy mess. Not worth paddling.

For the entire 16-day stretch, the combo of decent swell, poor quality, and a reef setup screams kite surfing, not paddle surfing. There’s no good run of clean waves in sight. Forecasts can change, though – here’s hoping.

Rusty.

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