Macauleys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the pipe for Macauleys over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag on the cards. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary there.

The real standout of the whole forecast is that Saturday the 11th. Saturday morning is looking absolutely magic: glassy conditions, a clean 4 ft SE swell with a 10-second period, and the combined wave energy is a solid moderate 483. That’s the pick of the bunch – small but clean, and perfect for a long session. Saturday afternoon gets even better with the swell bumping up to 5 ft from the ESE, period stretching to 11 seconds, and the energy jumping to 727. The wind swings cross-offshore, keeping things clean. This is the window you want.

Sunday the 12th isn't bad either. The morning sees a moderate offshore breeze from the NW with a 3 ft ESE swell and a 10-second period. The energy drops to 206, but it’s clean and workable. Afternoon glass-off, but the swell fades to 3 ft.

Now, for the rest of the week, it’s a bit of a struggle. From Monday the 13th through to Wednesday the 15th, the swell direction swings southerly, the periods drop short (4 to 8 seconds), and the wind is mostly a messy cross-on. Choppy, lumpy conditions are going to be the name of the game, and the combined energy is weak to low-moderate (35 to 225). Not worth paddling out for a quality wave.

Thursday the 16th through the weekend of the 19th stays poor. Cross-on winds and choppy seas, with swell heights between 4 ft and 6 ft, but the periods are short and the conditions are messy, with energy levels between 248 and 367. Hard pass.

We get a bit of a reprieve on Monday the 20th morning: a light offshore from the NNW, 3 ft E swell, 8-second period. It’s surfable, but ordinary. Tuesday the 21st morning goes glassy with a tiny 3 ft E swell, 8-second period – only 114 energy. It’s small, but if you’re desperate, you could get a few.

The rest of the second week fades into small, weak swells with most afternoons getting ruined by cross or cross-on wind. The best you’ll see is the occasional morning glass-off with 2 ft to 2 ft E swell, like on Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th mornings. Those are strictly for the longboard or the foamie, and the energy is weak (89 to 113).

So to sum it up: your absolute best chance is Saturday the 11th, morning or afternoon. Get in the water then. The rest of the window is a lot of waiting for a clean day that mostly doesn’t come.

Rusty.

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