Winki Pop Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break this down for ya. Rusty here, and I’ve been looking over the charts for the next stretch. We’ve got one main spot on the menu, and it’s gonna take a bit of patience before things really light up.

Right now, it’s Sunday the 5th, and the surf is a mess. We’ve got a solid 8ft SSW groundswell hitting with a very long 17-second period, and the combined energy is pumping hard (4423). But that SE wind is blowing 12 mph straight onshore, chopping it all up. The water’s sitting at 58°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year. Honestly, Sunday’s a write-off for a proper session. The afternoon’s even worse, with conditions rated poor.

Monday the 6th morning is where we start to see a glimmer. The swell drops back to a clean 4ft from the SSW, still with a nice 14-second period, and the wind swings around to a light NNW at 3 mph, giving us a cross-offshore flow. The energy’s dropped to moderate levels (769), but the conditions are looking clean. Monday afternoon, the wind goes cross-on and it gets marginal again.

Now, Tuesday the 7th morning is the real standout of this first week. The swell holds steady at 4ft from the SW, period bumps up to a very long 17 seconds, and the wind goes completely glassy – dead calm, 0 mph from the SSW. The energy is still moderate (671), but that glassy surface is going to turn Winki Pop into a smooth, lined-up reef-and-point wave. This is the best window we’ve got for a while. The afternoon stays clean but marginal with a light SE breeze.

Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th keep the surf rideable, with clean conditions in the mornings and the swell around 3ft to 4ft. Thursday afternoon even goes glassy again, with a light 3ft SW swell. Friday the 10th is similar – clean, waist-high waves with light cross-offshore breezes.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Saturday the 11th all the way through to Sunday the 19th, the surf drops off hard. We’re talking 2ft to 2ft for days on end, with weak energy readings (under 200 most of the time). Even when the wind goes offshore, like on Monday the 13th morning with a 5ft SW swell and 16-second period (energy up to 1180), the wind is blowing 16 mph, which is fresh and tricky. The conditions are too ordinary for a good session.

There’s a little bump on Monday the 20th morning – a 2ft SW swell with a long 18-second period, but the energy is weak (212) and it’s really just small, clean waves for a log. Nothing to get excited about.

So, overall, the standout is Tuesday morning the 7th of July. That glassy, clean 4ft SW groundswell at Winki Pop is where you want to be. It’s an advanced spot, and it can get crowded often, but with conditions that good, it’s worth the lineup. The rest of the forecast is mostly small or wind-affected, so pick your windows carefully.

Rusty.

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