Curl Curl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for Curly is a real mixed bag. We’ve got some proper size coming through mid-week, but the wind gods aren’t playing nice for most of it. Don’t expect much action this weekend; it’s looking pretty ordinary.

The water temp is sitting at about 63°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year (anomaly of -1°F). Nothing to write home about.

Let’s start with what’s on offer. Monday the 14th morning is your first real chance to get wet. Swell is a tiny 2ft from the south, period around 11 seconds—clean lines with a light cross-offshore breeze from the north. The energy’s weak though, only about 196 (combined energy). It’s small and clean, but you’ll be fighting for scraps. Expect crowds here.

Now, things get interesting mid-week. Wednesday the 16th sees a big jump in size—by the afternoon we’re looking at a solid 13ft south swell, period 10 seconds. That’s a lot of water moving, with combined energy hitting 2938. But here’s the rub: the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it messy and lumpy. This is expert-only territory; if you’re not solid, stay on the sand. Thursday the 17th morning drops slightly to 10ft from the south, period 9 seconds, energy 1334, but the wind is still moderate cross-shore. The report says it might even be too big for this break by then.

Your standout window? It’s gotta be Friday the 18th morning. Swell drops to a manageable 4ft from the south, period 8 seconds, combined energy 292. But the wind swings light offshore from the north-northwest, nearly glassy, giving us clean conditions. That’s the one to aim for this week. Not huge, but clean and workable.

After that, we get a brief window on Saturday the 19th morning when a small 3ft ESE swell (period 11 seconds) meets a light offshore from the west. Energy is moderate at 386, and it’s clean. Worth a look if you’re keen.

The rest of the run up to the 27th is pretty grim—mostly small, choppy, and onshore. There’s a faint hope on Friday the 25th morning with a 4ft NE swell, period 6 seconds, and clean light offshore winds, but it’s short-period windswell and not much push. Saturday the 26th morning is flat calm and glassy, but the swell is only 3ft from the northeast with weak energy (109).

Overall, don’t hold your breath for epic waves. The best of it is Friday the 18th morning and maybe that Saturday the 19th morning. For the brave and skilled, Wednesday/Thursday has size but it’s ugly. Keep your expectations low and your eyes on the forecast.

Rusty.

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