Curl Curl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at what our stretch of coast has on offer over the next few weeks.

Straight up, there’s nothing worth paddling out for on the immediate horizon. We’ve got a big dead patch to start, and it’s not until Thursday the 30th that anything even remotely interesting shows up, but even then it’s a bit of a double-edged sword.

We finally get some size on Thursday the 30th morning, with a solid 10ft south-southwest swell rolling in. The combined energy is through the roof at 2544 (moderate energy) – that’s a lot of power. The problem is, for a beginner-friendly spot like Curl Curl, that’s way too much juice. This is really only for experienced folks who know what they’re doing in big surf. The wind’s coming from the southwest at 12 mph, which is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the sheer size makes it a paddle-out for experts only.

Friday the 31st morning is more of the same – another 10ft south swell, 2987 combined energy (moderate), and clean southwest cross-offshore wind. Again, it’s huge for this break. If you’re a competent surfer, this is the standout window, but it’s not for the faint-hearted. The period is 10 seconds on Thursday and 10 seconds on Friday, so it’s not a super long groundswell, but there’s plenty of push. For both these days, you’ll want to be on your game. Crowds are possible here on a typical day, and with the only decent swell in a while, you can bet it’ll be busy.

After that, the swell drops back. Sunday the 2nd of August morning is the next call. We’ve got a cleaner 6ft south-southeast swell at 11 seconds, combined energy 996 (moderate), and a light 6 mph westerly offshore wind. That’s clean, good shape, and a much more manageable size for intermediate surfers. This is probably the best all-round option for most people in the outlook.

Monday the 3rd of August morning has a smaller 5ft south-east swell, 425 combined energy (moderate), with a light north-northwest cross-offshore. It’s clean, but not as punchy as the Sunday session.

From Tuesday the 4th onward, it drops right off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swells and mostly poor conditions through the rest of the first week of August, with the odd clean but small window. There’s a bit of a pick-up on Sunday the 9th of August morning, with a clean 3ft south-southeast swell, 332 combined energy (moderate), and a light west-southwest cross-offshore. It’s small but clean – a longboard or fish kind of morning.

Through the middle of the second week, there’s another pulse on Monday the 10th of August morning, with an 8ft south swell, but the period is only 8 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, so conditions will be lumpy and pretty ordinary for Curl Curl. Not one to get excited about.

Overall, the pick is Thursday 30th morning and Friday 31st morning for the big, clean, expert-only stuff, and Sunday the 2nd of August morning as the best clean, manageable session. The rest is mostly small or ordinary.

Rusty.

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