Curl Curl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at Curl Curl. To be honest, it’s a bit of a slow burner, with a few quality windows and a fair bit of average stuff in between.

The overall pattern is for small, short-period swell early on, with a lot of onshore breezes messing up the surface. The first decent window is Sunday morning, and then we’re saving the best for the 31st of August. That’s the one to wait for.

Right now, we’re looking at tiny surf. Friday afternoon has a little 3ft NE windswell, but with a 15 km/h north wind, it’s pretty average. The energy is weak at 50, so it’s not worth getting excited about.

Saturday is a total dud. Waves are down around 1ft and the wind is all over the shop. You’d be better off doing anything else.

Now, Sunday the 23rd is the first real standout. The morning is the go. We’ve got a 5ft south swell, but the period is a short 9 seconds, so it won’t have a huge amount of push. The big positive, though, is the wind. It’s forecast to be glassy with just a 5 km/h north breeze, which will leave the surface clean. The energy jumps up to a moderate 360. This is your best bet for the first week. The S direction is solid.

Sunday afternoon, the wind swings around to the NE and the period drops, so it gets a bit choppy. Not ideal.

Monday the 24th morning is another clean window. The S swell is a touch smaller at 3ft with a 10-second period. The cross-off north wind will keep it tidy. Energy is still moderate at 237. It’s worth a paddle if you’ve got the time.

Tuesday afternoon the 25th is a sneaky one. It’s small (5ft) and the period is short from the NE, but the light cross-off wind will have it clean. Energy is moderate at 239. Might be a few fun ones.

Then we hit a poor stretch. The rest of that week and into the weekend is mostly small, messy, and wind-affected. There are rideable waves, but nothing that’s going to blow you away. The swell direction shifts to ENE, which is okay, but the wind keeps ruining it.

Now for the main event. On Monday morning, the 31st of August, we get a proper long-period south groundswell. The height is only 2ft, but the period is a very long 17 seconds. That’s the key. This is a heavy, powerful swell with a strong energy reading of 483. With a light cross-off north wind and clean conditions, this is the pick of the entire outlook. The S direction is perfect for Curly. This one is a real gem. The afternoon sees it bump a bit in size (4ft) but the wind goes cross and it gets more of a chop on it. So get out there in the morning.

The next day, Tuesday the 1st of September, has some solid S swell (3ft, 11s) in the morning with a light, clean WSW wind. Energy is still respectable at 280. It’s a good follow-up, but not quite the same quality.

After that, the swell fades and we’re back to small and ordinary for the second week. There are a few moments – like Friday the 4th morning with a clean 1ft S groundswell, or Saturday the 5th morning with a building S swell and clean offshore winds – but these are for the dedicated. The energy on those days is there (226, 247), but the size is limited.

So, the plan is simple. Get your best surfs in on Sunday morning the 23rd, and then absolutely mark your calendar for Monday morning, the 31st of August. That long-period S swell is the one with all the potential for quality. The rest is about catching the clean windows.

Take it easy.

Rusty.

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