Angourie Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what's coming in the next couple of weeks.

Looking at the big picture, we've got a solid run of swell, but the wind is a factor early on. The real standout is shaping up to be the end of the first week and into the weekend, with some proper groundswell arriving.

Right now, starting Sunday the 19th, we've got a solid 14.8-foot swell from the SE, but that SSE wind is howling at 22 mph, making it a cross-off mess. The combined energy is massive at 3664, but it's not really for paddling. It's a big, powerful, blown-out swell. By Monday the 20th, it's still a chunky 11.5-foot from the ESE, but the wind is dropping. It's still cross-off, so the wave faces will be bumpy. This is expert territory at this size, and with the wind, it's a bit of a brute.

The standout window opens up on Tuesday morning the 21st. The swell drops to a more manageable 6.6-foot from the E, and the wind is just a light SSE breeze (6 mph), still cross-off but much cleaner. The combined energy is a moderate 817. This is the best balance of size and condition for the first week. It's still a solid wave, so more suited to intermediate and above, but it's a big step up from the weekend. The afternoon sees it drop to 5.6-foot, still clean. This is the pick of the bunch for the first part of the forecast.

We get a small window of cleaner conditions on Wednesday morning the 22nd with a 4.3-foot E swell and light NW wind, but the wind swings onshore in the afternoon, killing it. Thursday the 23rd is tiny and ordinary. Then Friday the 24th morning brings a bit of a spike back to 6.2-foot from the SSE, but with a short 7-second period, it's a bit of a weak, bumpy windswell.

Now, the real long-range promise. Look at Monday the 27th. The afternoon delivers a clean 5.2-foot SSE swell with a 11-second period and a light cross-off breeze. The combined energy is 592. That's a nice, clean, lined-up point wave. Then Tuesday the 28th morning has gentle offshore SW wind at 9 mph and a 3.3-foot SSE swell, getting clean. The afternoon of the 28th sees a jump to 5.6-foot from the SSE with a 14-second period, but the wind goes cross-shore, which can create some bumps.

The big one, however, is Wednesday the 29th. The morning shows a 6.9-foot SSE swell with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is a strong 2312. This is a proper groundswell. The wind is a light NW cross-shore, so it won't be glassy, but it's not a deal-breaker. This is a big, powerful, long-period groundswell at a point break, which is where it truly shines. This is for experts only at that size. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore, so it's a morning-only mission.

The water temp is sitting at 68.4°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there, just your standard winter wetsuit.

So, to wrap it up: Tuesday the 21st is the best clean, moderate-sized swell of the first week. The real standout, the one that has me checking the calendar, is the morning of Wednesday the 29th. That 6.9-foot, 16-second groundswell with a light cross-shore breeze is a genuine, deep-water groundswell for a classic point break. It's a bit of a wait, but it's worth the hype.

Read more