Gunnamatta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a good look at the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. It's a mixed bag, but there are definitely a few windows where you'll want to be in the water.

The first couple of days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. Monday the 24th has some swell, pushing 5ft, but it's messy with a fresh cross-offshore breeze and the tide looks iffy. Not worth getting excited about. Tuesday morning, the 25th, is where things start to turn. The wind swings around to a light offshore and the swell pushes up to around 6ft with a solid 13-second period. The energy is moderate, but the clean conditions will make it worth the paddle. This is the first real highlight for a more experienced surfer.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off with onshore winds and poor conditions, so give it a miss. Thursday the 27th cleans right up again. The swell drops to 3-4ft, but it's glassy clean and the energy is low. It’ll be small and gutless, but perfect for a longboard or a foiler. Friday the 28th is the standout of the first week. The morning is okay, but the afternoon is where it's at. The swell is a solid 6ft from the SW with a very long 17-second period, and it's dead glassy with a strong amount of energy behind it. That’s a proper session.

The weekend is a bit of a mixed bag again. Saturday the 29th has clean waves in the morning, around 5ft, but the afternoon gets a bit wonky with a cross-onshore breeze. Sunday the 30th starts off glassy with a fun 3ft south swell, but it gets messy in the arvo when the wind swings onshore and bumps it up to 6ft.

The start of next week, Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st, looks mediocre. There's size – pushing 7ft – but the winds are cross-shore or onshore, making for lumpy, uninviting surf. Not great.

Now, for the second week, we need to watch the long-range stuff. Wednesday the 2nd of September looks promising. Mornings are clean with a cross-offshore, and the swell is 5-6ft. The afternoon has that "excellent conditions" tag. This is another good window. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are poor, with onshore winds and choppy, messy waves. A complete write-off.

The following weekend, the 5th and 6th of September, is interesting. The swell is pumping – 6ft to 8ft – but the winds are howling, either strong cross-shore or cross-off. It's not going to be pretty. For the 6th, with 8ft swell and a 45 km/h cross-offshore wind, this is more of a windsurfing or kitesurfing show than a paddle surf. It’s big and raw.

The stretch from the 7th to the 8th of September sees big, raw SW swell up to 10ft, but it’s all with strong onshore winds. That’s a full-blown "stay on the beach" situation. No good at all for surfing. It’s a blank run for the last few days, which is a bit of a bummer after that promising start.

So, to wrap it up: your best bets are Tuesday the 25th, and especially Friday afternoon the 28th of August. That Friday is the one. Then look to Wednesday the 2nd of September as the next promising window. Everything else is either too messy, too small, or way too blown out.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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