Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Well, looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a bit of a tale of two halves. We’ve got a solid pulse of energy hitting early on, but the winds are going to be the big player. The surf is going to be a bit of a mess for a few days before we start to see things clean up. But don’t write it off entirely; there are a couple of windows where it’s going to turn on.

The action kicks off on Tuesday the 8th, but honestly, it’s not pretty. We’ve got a strong south-southeast swell pushing 8ft with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, making it choppy and messy. The wave energy is strong, clocking in at 1133. It’s holding some size but the quality is just not there. The afternoon drops a touch to 7ft but the wind, while lighter, is still onshore, leaving it pretty ordinary.

Wednesday the 9th is where things start to shift. The morning is the first real standout. The swell has backed off to a clean 3ft from the south, but the magic is that light westerly cross-offshore wind. It’s going to be glassy and clean. The energy is moderate (226), so there’s enough push for your board. This is the window for a fun, easy session. Don’t sleep on it because the arvo goes downhill fast – the wind swings south and pumps up to 25 mph, smashing the 7ft swell into a full-blown mess.

Thursday the 10th is another frustrating day. The swell is up again to 8ft from the south-southeast, and the energy is cranking at 1415. But the wind is a cross-shore at 16 mph, which is going to put a real cross-chop on the face. It’s powerful but challenging. The arvo turns sloppy with a stronger cross-onshore breeze.

Friday the 11th brings a small relief. We’ve got 7ft of south-southeast swell with the energy dropping to 875. The morning has a gentle cross-shore breeze and it’s a marginal call, but it’s a step up from the previous days. The afternoon goes back to a cross-onshore, so the morning is your best bet.

Saturday the 12th, the swell is fading into the 4-5ft range, and the winds are just not favorable. The morning has a light cross-onshore, and the arvo turns choppy with a moderate onshore. It’s not worth getting too excited about.

Now, here’s the deal. This next part is for the patient ones. Sunday the 13th, the swell has backed right off to under 3ft. But the morning is clean. A light northerly cross-offshore wind, the sun is out, and those little 3ft south-southeast waves are going to have some fun lines to them. It’s small, so get the fish or a longboard. This is a great window for a clean, cruisy session. The energy is low at 239, so you’ll be working for them, but it’ll be worth it.

The following week sees the swell drop right off. From the 14th onward, we’re looking at mostly 2ft to 2ft waves. There are mornings with offshore winds, like Monday the 14th, and Friday the 18th, that will be clean and glassy, but the power just won’t be there. The energy readings are in the double digits, which is weak tea. It’s the kind of small, clean stuff that’s only good for a splash around on a foamie.

The one to keep an eye on is the long-range forecast for Saturday the 19th. There’s a south-southeast swell due in with a very long 18-second period, which is classy groundswell. It’s only forecast at 1ft, so again, tiny, but the potential for a clean, lined-up wave is there. But honestly, that’s a big “if” nine days out. It’s promising, but I wouldn’t be booking the day off work for it just yet.

As for the water temp, it’s sitting around 66° and that’s about normal for this time of year. Nothing crazy there.

So, to sum it up: Wednesday morning is the first pick. It’s clean and fun. The other standout is the small, clean surf on Sunday morning. Everything else is either too windy, too messy, or too small. The long-range weekend of the 19th is a maybe; we’ll see how it develops.

Rusty.

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