Wye River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for Wye River. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so we’ll need to pick our moments. The river mouth setup is a river/reef affair, fairly consistent, and likes a SSE swell.

The early part of this run is pretty much a write-off. Monday the 7th is a complete mess – onshore wind and chop, with the wave energy already pretty weak (832). We’re looking at lumpy, poor surf, so just give it a miss. Tuesday the 8th cleans up a touch but it’s still cross-shore and a bit jumbled, with moderate energy (2288 in the morning). Not worth getting excited about.

Then things get serious, but not in a good way. Wednesday the 9th sees a big, raw pulse of swell (9959 energy) but it’s blown out by a fresh onshore breeze. We’re talking 13ft to 15ft of lumpy, cross-onshore chaos. That’s well into expert-only territory and even then, it’s going to be a battle. Kite surfers might be having a look, but for boards, it’s a no-go.

Thursday the 10th is still big, with energy around 8781, but the wind eases and it becomes more cross-shore. Still going to be a challenging, powerful 13ft+ swell, so unless you’ve got a death wish or a lot of experience, it’s one to watch from the bank.

We finally get a window of clean conditions on Saturday the 12th. It’s still a solid 8ft, but the wind swings to a light cross-offshore, leaving it clean and lined up. This is the standout of the first week. The period is a solid 15 seconds, a proper groundswell. But, this is a river mouth, and with that long period, it might be prone to closing out. It’s for experienced surfers only at this size, but it’ll be the best the week has offered. Sunday the 13th backs off a bit to a much more manageable 5ft, with light offshore winds keeping it clean. This could be the pick for the average surfer, with moderate energy (1024) and a good shape.

The start of the next week (the 14th and 15th) gets a bit messy with onshores and building swell again, leading to poor conditions on Monday afternoon and a big, cross-shore mess on Tuesday the 15th. There’s a lot of water moving around (5228 energy) but it’s not clean.

Keep an eye on Thursday the 17th. The wind goes offshore again and it’s a clean 8ft with 14 seconds of period. That’s a very good wave for the experienced crew, a proper standout. Looking a bit further out, Friday the 18th brings another solid pulse, with the morning seeing a clean 11ft under offshore winds. That’s a big day, and again, only for experts. The wind is just that bit more moderate, so it might not be as clean as Thursday, but the size is there.

The final weekend, the 19th and 20th, is a mixed bag. The 19th has some cleaner, smaller waves in the 6ft range but it's nothing special. The 20th is blown out again so we can forget that. The 21st and 22nd see the swell settle back with some cross-on wind, but Tuesday the 22nd morning looks promising with light offshore wind and a clean 7ft, longer period (17s) swell (3052 energy). A decent way to end the run.

All in all, if you’re a strong surfer, Thursday the 17th looks like the pick of the bunch. For everyone else, a window around the morning of Sunday the 13th is your safest bet.

That's it from me, catch you down the beach.

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