Gunnamatta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gunnamatta Beach, it’s a bit of a mixed bag for the next couple of weeks. The first few days are a write-off with strong winds and messy, blown-out conditions, so we’re looking at a gap of about 4 days with no real surf to speak of. The real action starts to build from Thursday the 16th onwards, and there’s some solid groundswell on the way.

The first standout is Thursday the 16th afternoon. After a few days of punishment, the wind drops right out and goes glassy, and we’ve got a clean 7ft SW swell rolling in at 15 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is sitting at 2212 (moderate-strong), so there’s some push behind it. The water temp is about 58°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. This one’s for the experienced crew – it’s not a beginner wave at that size.

Friday the 17th is the pick of the bunch. Morning sees a light NNW cross-off breeze with a 8ft SW swell at 16 seconds, and the combined energy is up at 2870 (strong). The afternoon goes dead glassy with a 7ft SW swell at 16 seconds. This is textbook, clean, lined-up surf. Gunnamatta Beach is a classic exposed beach break, so with that long period (16 seconds) it might be a bit straighter on the shore, but when it’s clean like this, it’s a session to remember. Crowds are often here, so expect company.

Saturday the 18th holds clean with a north breeze and dropping swell – 5ft in the morning, 5ft in the afternoon, both SW and still decent period. The energy drops into the hundreds (961 and 632) but it’s clean and fun for the weekend.

After that, there’s a few average days, but the next real standout rolls in on Friday the 24th morning. We’ve got a very long period SSW groundswell at 20 seconds, but only 3ft. The combined energy is 757 (moderate), so it’s not a lot of water moving, but that period is incredible. Clean, light cross-off wind. That’s a point break or reef wave kind of day, not a beach break power session, but for a snapper or a patient surfer, it’s a treat.

Then Saturday the 25th afternoon brings another solid offering: 7ft SW swell at 16 seconds, clean with a light north cross-off breeze, energy at 2174 (strong). That’s another excellent day for experienced surfers. The week after that looks a bit messy again with lumpy cross-shore winds, so the sweet spot is definitely the 16th through the 25th.

Rusty.

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