Windmills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, giving you the straight-up story on what’s happening at Windmills.

First up, don’t get your hopes up too high. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. There’s not a single day that I’d call good. The wind just won’t play ball – it’s stuck in a cross or cross-off direction the entire time, and that ENE wind is relentless. Most of the time it’s a fresh breeze, sometimes a moderate one, but always spoiling the shape. The water temp is sitting at 80°, about normal for this time of year.

We start with a bit of a nothing burger on Sunday the 16th. There’s some swell around, 7ft from the ENE at 9 seconds in the morning, but with that east wind at 22 mph, it’s messy. The combined energy is moderate at 600, but the conditions are just poor. That afternoon, it drops to 5ft, still cross-off, and the day’s a write-off.

Monday the 17th is no better. 5ft to 5ft of short-period junk, with the wind still howling. Tuesday the 18th morning, there’s a weird little 0.7ft blip from the WSW with a very long 17-second period, but it’s not worth paddling for. The energy is a weak 41, and it’s messy.

Honestly, day after day it’s the same story. The swell stays between 2ft and 8ft, almost all from the ENE, with periods stuck between 5 and 8 seconds. The wind never lets up. By Saturday the 22nd, we’ve got a 5ft afternoon with a fresh cross breeze, but the surf quality is rated poor.

The last week doesn’t bring any relief. By Friday the 28th, the swell builds to 8ft and 8ft, with combined energy climbing into the strong range (579 and 644), but it’s all tied to that same ENE direction and a moderate cross-shore wind. For a reef break that needs a clean offshore from the SSE to work, this setup is all wrong. The swell direction is the exact opposite of what this spot needs, and the wind direction is terrible.

Even when the swell gets big enough to get your attention – like that 8ft on the 28th – it’s only good for experts, and the conditions are so lumpy and chopped up it’s hardly worth it.

With the constant cross-shore wind and the punchy, short-period swell, this setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So there you have it. A full 16 days of nothing worthwhile at Windmills. Sometimes it’s just like that. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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