Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, let's break it down. For the next couple weeks at Merewether - Ladies, we got a slow start but a big finish.

Water temp is 66°F, right about normal for this time.

Starting Monday July 20th, it's a bit of a letdown. There's surf, about 5ft from the east, but that cross-on wind from the east at 3 mph is messing up the surface. The wave energy is moderate (692), but it's marginal. Not the day.

Tuesday the 21st is better in the morning – swell drops to 4ft from the east, with a cross-off wind from the north-northwest at 6 mph. Energy drops to 325, but it's clean. Surfable, but nothing special. The afternoon goes bad with a side-shore wind.

Wednesday the 22nd has tiny leftovers – 3ft from the east-northeast with a period of 9 seconds. Morning is offshore from the northwest at 12 mph, so it's clean but small. Energy is weak (138). The afternoon turns glassy but still small.

Thursday 23rd and Friday morning the 24th are poor – hardly anything. Then Friday the 24th afternoon gets interesting. A 6ft south swell rolls in with a clean cross-off from the west at 9 mph. Energy jumps to 661. The period is short (9 seconds), so it's a wind swell, but the conditions are clean.

Now, the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th is your main event in the first week. Saturday morning is a beauty: 5ft of south swell at 12 seconds – that's proper groundswell, with 580 combined energy. The wind is light cross-off from the west-northwest. This will produce some nice, well-shaped lines. It's not too big, so good for most surfers. The afternoon is glassy with 4ft south swell – another great session. Sunday morning holds similar quality, 5ft south at 11 seconds with light cross-off wind. These are your best days early on. Crowds are possible here sometimes.

Monday the 27th into Tuesday the 28th still has clean south swell around 4ft to 4ft, but the energy is dropping (269-281). It's fun, but a step down.

Then it gets ugly. From Wednesday the 29th through to Saturday August 1st, conditions are poor. Strong south winds, lumpy seas, and onshore wind ruin it. You see a massive 19-second period on the 29th afternoon, but with 19 mph cross-on wind and only 2ft of swell, it's a complete mess. The energy is there (474), but the wind kills it.

Sunday August 2nd is still tiny and ordinary.

Now, brace yourself. Monday August 3rd is the big one. A massive pulse of south swell hits: 13ft at a 12-second period. The combined energy is enormous at 6722. The wind is light cross-off from the north-northwest. This is for experts only – over 8ft, it's serious stuff. It's a long-period groundswell, so at a reef break, it should handle the power really well, offering heavy, grinding walls. Long lulls between sets make paddling out easier than you'd think. Monday afternoon is still clean with 12ft.

Tuesday August 4th sees the swell dropping but still solid at 5ft to 6ft from the south with clean wind. Good conditions continue.

Rusty.

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