Wye River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Wye River. We’ve got a big, powerful stretch of swell on the way, but the wind is going to be the main character in this story.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off for clean paddling. Thursday the 3rd kicks off with a massive 18ft WSW swell, but that 30 km/h cross-wind is going to make it a lumpy, messy affair. The combined energy is a massive 17716, so there’s serious power in the water, but it’s not for the faint of heart or for a standard surfboard. With that sort of size and onshore wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The real standout comes early on Friday the 4th of September. We’ve got a solid 13ft SW groundswell, with a very long 16-second period, and the wind is finally playing ball with a clean 15 km/h offshore breeze from the NW. That’s the kind of combination that lights up a river mouth setup like Wye River. The energy is still strong at 6766, but the clean conditions will make it a proper session for experienced surfers only. This is easily the best on offer for the whole forecast.

Saturday the 5th takes a step back. The swell drops to 10ft in the morning, but the wind swings around and gets fresh, making conditions messy. The afternoon sees the swell bump back up to 12ft, but the 35 km/h cross-offshore wind is still a problem. Sunday the 6th is a similar story – the swell is fading, and the wind is cross-off, but it’s not clean enough to get excited about.

We get a little window of hope on Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning drops to a 5ft swell but with an 18-second period and glassy conditions. The wind is dead calm, which is a massive positive for getting clean, lined-up waves, especially with that long period filling in the banks. The combined energy is 2632, so it’s not pumping, but the quality of the wave will be high.

From Wednesday the 9th onwards, the wind turns cross-onshore and stays that way for a while. The swell comes back up huge – 15ft with a 19-second period on the 9th afternoon – but the 25 km/h cross-onshore wind is just going to chop it to pieces. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 10th of September morning where the swell is still 15ft and the wind is a gentle cross-shore, but the surf comment says conditions are marginal, so it’s a gamble.

The second week sees the swell settle down, but the wind is a bit more cooperative. The mornings of Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of September offer clean conditions with offshore winds, but the swell is smaller, around 5ft to 8ft. The standout in this period is Wednesday the 16th of September morning. The swell is 6ft from the SW, the wind is a light offshore, and the energy is 1970. It’s a clean, fun size for experienced surfers, but nothing like the power of that first Friday.

The very end of the run, from the 17th of September, looks poor again as a strong near-gale wind from the SSW blows everything out. It’s a real shame after that promising start.

Keep your eyes on that Friday the 4th of September. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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