Winkipop Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s switch to the old measurements.

It’s been a 50/50 run at Winkipop over the next couple of weeks. Good stuff early, then a long dry spell.

Tuesday morning (8th) brings a solid 8 ft swell from the south, but with a cross-off wind at 30 km/h it’s messy. The afternoon is cleaner with lighter wind, but that 6 ft swell has only 8 seconds of period – it’s a bit of a raggy lump. Combined energy is moderate (544).

Wednesday morning (9th) is small and clean with offshore wind, but it’s only 3 ft and nothing to write home about.

Then it happens. Friday the 11th, morning session. A solid 7 ft south swell, light offshore wind from the southwest blowing at 15 km/h. Clean, meaty lines. The period is 10 seconds, giving it genuine power. Combined energy is 836 (moderate). That’s the pick of the fortnight. The afternoon stays decent too with 6 ft and light cross-off breeze.

And then Saturday the 12th morning – glass. Pure millpond glass. An offshore 3 mph breeze from the north-northwest. Swell drops to 4 ft from the south-southeast with a 10-second period. Combined energy is 492. This is the surfer’s dawn patrol dream. Don’t sleep in. The afternoon is hammered by onshore wind, so it’s a two-hour window of perfection.

Sunday (13th) and Monday (14th) are small and windy. Not worth it.

The second week has a massive gap of nothing from the 13th to the 16th. Wednesday the 16th afternoon shows a 6 ft swell with a 12-second period, but cross-shore wind kills it. The combined energy spikes to 1130, but the quality isn’t there.

After that, it’s all short-period slop and onshore winds. Saturday the 19th morning might give you a 4 ft northeasterly with clean conditions, but only 7 seconds of period – it’s just a beach bump.

Water temp is about 65°F, which is normal for this time of year.

Bottom line: Friday the 11th morning and the glassy Saturday the 12th morning are the only real standouts. The rest is a long, flat, and windy wait.

Rusty.

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