Winki Pop Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Winki Pop. This is a reef and point set-up that’s fairly exposed to the main swell, and it’s a consistent spot, so when the ocean decides to switch on, this place usually gets a piece of it.

The water temp is sitting around 56.3°F right now, which is about bang on average for this time of year. Nothing unusual there.

The start of the outlook is a bit of a slow burn. Thursday morning, the 27th of August, we’ve got a 2.6ft SSW swell rolling in but it’s pretty ordinary. The energy is weak (202) and the conditions are just surfable, nothing to write home about. Thursday afternoon drops down to 2.0ft.

Friday the 28th shows some promise brewing. The morning has a 2.6ft SW swell with a long 18-second period, and the energy jumps to 681. The wind is cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but the surf is still marginal. The real talk is the afternoon: the swell bumps up to 4.3ft but the wind swings cross-on, making it choppy. Not our best window.

Saturday the 29th shapes up nicely. The morning is clean with a 3.6ft SW swell, period of 14 seconds, and offshore wind from the WNW. The energy is moderate (466). A solid, clean wave for a Saturday morning session. The afternoon sees the swell jump to 6.9ft – that’s getting into the expert territory. The wind is light cross-on, so it’s a bit bumpy, but there’s a lot of grunt in the water (2291 energy).

Now, Sunday the 30th of August, the morning is the standout of this first week. We’ve got a 4.6ft SSW swell, 13-second period, and a light offshore from the west. The energy is moderate (745) and the conditions are very clean. That’s a ripper session for an intermediate to advanced surfer.

Monday the 31st is another cracker. The morning is 4.9ft on a 14-second period, offshore, with 1134 energy. Then Monday afternoon, the conditions get glassy with a 5.2ft SW swell and a 15-second period. The energy is strong (1537) and the guide says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. That, right there, is the pick of the early days.

Tuesday the 1st of September starts to blow out. The wind cranks up to 30 km/h from the NNW, and while the swell is still 4.6ft with a 15-second period, the wind is too strong. The afternoon is even worse, with 35 km/h offshore wind making it too blown out for good surfing.

The rest of the first week into the second week remains tricky. The swell is there, 4.9ft to 6.2ft, but the wind is consistently moderate to fresh, mostly offshore or cross-off. It’s clean, but it’s not the magic glassy stuff. The period stays long (14-15 seconds), so the energy is high, but the wind is a constant factor.

The real fireworks start on the 4th of September, Friday. The morning brings a 6.2ft SW swell with a 15-second period, moderate offshore wind, and 1486 energy. The guide says excellent for experienced surfers. That’s a big, powerful, clean wave. Friday afternoon is similar, 5.6ft, still very good.

Jumping ahead to the 6th of September, Sunday morning is a solid 4.3ft with a 13-second period and gentle offshore wind. A good clean option. But Sunday afternoon, the swell absolutely explodes to 11.5ft with 6995 energy. That’s a massive amount of water moving. The wind is light cross-on, so it’s messy, but for the big-wave chargers, that’s a window.

The week of the 7th to the 11th of September is where the real quality sits. Monday the 7th has a glassy afternoon session on the 8th – 6.9ft SW swell, 14-second period, glassy conditions. That’s a stunning, powerful wave for experts. Then the 9th of September, Wednesday, the morning is a 7.9ft SW swell with a 17-second period, fresh offshore. The energy is 3156. That’s a groundswell of serious size and period. The afternoon is the same size, 7.9ft, 16-second period, with moderate offshore. That’s two days of big, clean, powerful surf.

The 10th and 11th of September continue the trend. Thursday the 10th has a 6.9ft SW swell, 15-second period, moderate offshore. Friday the 11th is a 7.2ft SW swell with a 16-second period, gentle offshore. The energy is 2568. Those are all expert-level, high-quality waves.

The Standout: The best of the whole run is a toss-up between the glassy Monday afternoon (31st August) and the big, clean, long-period groundswell on the 9th and 11th of September. For pure, clean,

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