Wraps Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this stretch isn’t looking like one for the highlight reel. The data shows a long, tough run of onshore winds and messy conditions, with only a very brief, very big window of opportunity for the experienced crew.

Right now, looking at Wraps, the surf is small and the wind is howling onshore from the ENE. We’re talking a weak 5 ft of swell with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a low 264. It’s choppy and blown out. That’s our Monday the 10th of August.

This poor pattern sticks around for days. Tuesday the 11th is cross-onshore and lumpy, Wednesday the 12th is fresh and lumpy. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore all the way through Thursday the 14th. The swell builds a little, but the quality is zero. The energy climbs from 187 up to 466, but it’s all wind-affected slop.

Then we hit a real change. Friday the 15th of August starts to get interesting. The swell height jumps to 8 ft, period stretches out to a long 13 seconds from the east, and the energy rockets to 2258. That’s proper groundswell energy. But the wind is still onshore from the NE, making it a mess. By Saturday the 16th of August, the swell is a solid 12 ft, and that energy is a massive 4328. Again, wind is cross-onshore, so it’s lumpy. This is not a paddle session.

Now, the standout, but it’s a caveat-heavy one. On Sunday the 16th of August afternoon, the wind finally swings. We get a cross-offshore from the WNW at 15 mph, and the swell is a pumping 13 ft from the ENE. The energy is 5420. The report says wind and tide are favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is for experts only. At this size, Wraps is going to be a heavy, dangerous beast. It’s a short window, and it’s raw power.

Monday the 17th of August morning is the biggest of the lot: 16 ft of swell from the east with a 10-second period and energy of 5378. The wind is a clean cross-off from the south. Again, this is only for the brave. By Monday afternoon, the swell drops to 8 ft, and the energy drops to 1245, but the wind turns onshore, and the report calls it marginal.

After that, it’s all over. From Tuesday the 18th of August right through to the end of the outlook on Tuesday the 25th of August, we’re back to the same old story: small, weak swell (3 ft to 6 ft) with short periods (6-8 seconds), and persistent ENE onshore winds. The energy is weak, ranging from 77 to 353. The 22nd of August is a real low point with a 2 ft swell and energy of just 77. It’s a long, flat, blown-out run.

So, to sum it up: there’s a big, terrifying window for the experts on the weekend of the 16th and 17th of August. For everyone else, this is a two-week-plus stretch of poor conditions. The wind just won’t play nice for long.

Rusty.

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