Wye River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Grab a coffee, let's have a look at what's coming our way over the next couple of weeks. It's a pretty solid run of surf on the cards, but you've gotta pick your moments with the wind.

We're looking at Wye River, a river/reef setup that's fairly consistent and works best on a SSE swell direction. The water temp is sitting at 57°, which is pretty much spot on average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there.

Kicking things off on Monday the 17th, it's a bit average. We've got a 6ft swell pushing in from the SW with a period of 14 seconds, but an ENE cross-breeze is gonna put a bit of a chop on it. The combined energy is solid at 1263, but it's not gonna be pretty. If you're desperate, the afternoon sees the swell nudge up to 7ft, but it's still cross-shore.

Tuesday the 18th starts off cloudy, but the wind shifts to a cross-off from the NNE at 12 mph, cleaning things right up. The swell drops a touch to 5ft, but it's clean and that's what counts. The morning is the pick. The afternoon is a bit smaller at 4ft.

Now, keep an eye on Friday the 21st. That's the first real standout. The morning has some clouds and a clean 7ft SW groundswell (15-second period) with a NW cross-off breeze at 9 mph – that's beautiful. The combined energy jumps to 2031. But the afternoon? That's the winner. The swell pumps up to 10ft from the WSW, period 14 seconds, and the energy is a massive 5439. This is expert territory – over 8ft is for the experienced crew only. The wind is a gentle WNW cross-off, so it's gonna be clean and powerful.

Saturday the 22nd stays in the swell. The morning has an 8ft SW swell with a W cross-off breeze, so still clean, but the tide or something might be making it a bit marginal. The afternoon gets even bigger at 12ft, but the wind goes cross-shore from the WSW, putting a slight chop on it.

Sunday the 23rd is another solid day. Both sessions have an 8ft SW swell with a cross-off breeze from the WNW. Consistent and clean, a great day for intermediate to advanced surfers.

Then we hit a rough patch. Monday the 24th has strong winds blowing onshore, and the surf is messy. Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th are write-offs with onshore southerly winds and poor conditions – a gap of a few days where you wouldn't bother.

But don't stress, it comes back strong. Thursday the 27th is a beauty. The morning is completely glassy with the wind from the north at only 3 mph. The swell is only 3ft, but it's a long-period 18-second groundswell from the SW. That's super long period, so it'll be good at Wye River which is a river/reef, but it might be a bit straight at a beach. The energy is 836. It'll be clean and fun for a longboard or a fish.

Friday the 28th sees the swell building again, hitting 8ft by the afternoon with good cross-off winds. The real standout, though, is the end of the run.

Look at Saturday the 29th. Massive. The morning has an 12ft SW swell with a WNW cross-off breeze, and the energy is a thumping 4797. It's clean and it's big. The afternoon swell holds at 10ft, energy even higher at 6780, but the wind goes onshore from the SSE, making it lumpy.

Sunday the 30th is another great morning with a 8ft SW groundswell (15 seconds) and a light NE cross-off breeze. Clean and powerful.

And then Monday the 31st? That's the big one for the second week. The morning has an 12ft SW groundswell with a super-long 17-second period, gentle NE cross-off winds, and the energy is 6278. The afternoon is 10ft, energy 4432, also clean with a NNE cross-off. This is an expert swell for the experienced, and the potential is huge.

Tuesday the 1st of September still has good surf on offer with a 7ft SW swell and offshore northerly winds in the afternoon.

Overall, the pick of the entire period is Friday the 21st afternoon and Monday the 31st morning. The Friday has cleaner conditions and a powerful, building swell, while the Monday is a gigantic, long-period groundswell with perfect wind. Both are for experienced surfers only. Mid-week next week is a bust, but the bookends are epic.

Rusty.

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