Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the surf ahead for Merewether – Ladies. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up, so let’s get into it.

First thing’s first, the water’s sitting at 66°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year. Not a drama there.

The next week and a half are looking pretty average, to be honest. We’ve got a few windows where it’ll be rideable, but nothing that’ll have you phoning in sick for. The first real chance is Wednesday morning (Sept 9th) – we’ve got a clean 3ft south swell, a light WNW cross-off wind, and the energy is weak at 226. It’s a knee-to-waist high sort of day, clean but small. Might be worth a paddle if you’re keen for a few easy ones.

After that, it gets a bit messy. Wednesday afternoon the wind swings south and cranks up to 25 mph, making a mess of the 7ft swell. That’s a pass. Thursday and Friday are similar – the swell gets a bit bigger, but the wind is all over it, so it’s chopped up and lumpy. Not worth the fight.

Saturday morning (Sept 12th) is a real tease. It’s glassy, dead calm, and the swell is a clean 4ft at 9 seconds. This is the standout for the first week. The energy jumps to 382, which is solid moderate. It’ll be clean and fun, even if it’s not huge. This is the one to aim for. Just be aware that it might be a bit inconsistent, and with the break being a reef, a longer period south swell like this can sometimes straighten out a bit. But with zero wind, it’s easily the best on offer.

Saturday afternoon goes downhill fast with a 15 mph ENE cross-shore, and the rest of the week is small, weak, and mostly onshore. Sunday and Monday mornings have light offshore winds but the swell drops to 3ft.

The following week stays small. We’re looking at ankle-biters for most of Tuesday through Friday. There’s a bit of a bump on Wednesday morning (Sept 16th) with 4ft, but the wind is onshore and it’s looking marginal.

Now, the real interesting part is the second week. We’ve got a promising window on Thursday morning (Sept 17th) with a clean 4ft south swell and a moderate WNW offshore wind. That’s a good sign. But the real standout is Monday morning (Sept 21st). We’re looking at a 5ft south swell with a moderate offshore NW wind, and the energy jumps to 347. That’s got some push behind it. It’s a bit further out, so treat it as promising but not locked in. Still, it looks like the best size and cleanest conditions of the entire forecast.

After that, the surf fades out again and the last few days are looking poor with strong winds and small, messy waves. There’s a couple of days there with no real options at all.

So, if you want the pick of the litter, you’ve got two windows: Saturday morning (Sept 12th) for the glassy, clean conditions, and that Monday morning (Sept 21st) for a bit more size with good wind. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or both. A couple of those days are going to be better for kitesurfing than surfing if you’re into that sort of thing.

Stay patient, keep an eye on that forecast for the 21st, and I’ll see you out there.

Rusty.

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