Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the cards for Merewether - Ladies over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water’s at 65°F, which is pretty much normal for the season. Nothing crazy there.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, to be honest. The next few days are pretty meh. Saturday the 12th has a tiny 2ft glassy wave in the morning, but it’s barely worth the paddle. The energy is weak at 469. Then the wind swings around and messes it up for the rest of the day. Sunday and Monday are similar – small, short-period slop with light but cross-off or cross winds. Not inspiring.

We’ve got a decent wait on our hands. There’s a big lump of messy energy coming in around Wednesday the 16th – we’re talking 12ft of southerly windswell with strong onshore winds. The energy readings are huge (2309), but it’ll be a complete dog’s breakfast. Way too big and blown out for any sane paddling. Thursday’s still messy and dropping, but still over 8ft, so it’s expert-only and even then, it’s ugly.

Now, here’s where things get interesting. After that storm passes, it cleans right up. Friday the 18th morning is your first real standout. We get a light offshore from the northwest, dropping the swell down to a clean 4ft. The period is a touch short at 8 seconds, so it won’t have heaps of push, but the energy is moderate (418) and conditions look perfect. That’s a solid session for the intermediate crew.

Then, Saturday the 19th morning looks like the pick of the whole window. The swell bumps up slightly to 4ft, but the period lengthens to 11 seconds, which gives it some proper groundswell feel. The wind goes very light offshore from the west-northwest, and the wave comment says it all: “expect good surf conditions.” This is the one to circle on the calendar. The energy is moderate at 435. The reef will be handling this nicely, and with light offshores, it should be clean and lined up. This is your best chance for a proper surf.

After that, it fades again. Sunday the 20th has a tiny glassy 2ft wave, but it’s too small to get excited about. The following week looks pretty bleak – a few small, weak swells with poor winds and short periods. There’s a brief pulse on Tuesday the 22nd, but it’s cross-onshore and messy at 6ft. Not worth it. The 24th has a clean 4ft glassy wave in the morning, but the period is a pathetic 6 seconds, so it’ll be soft and crumbly.

So, the long and short of it: don’t bother until Friday the 18th. Then make the most of Saturday the 19th morning. It’s going to be the cleanest, biggest, and best-shaped surf on offer. The rest is either too small, too messy, or both.

Keep an eye on that forecast though – things can change. But as it stands, Saturday the 19th is your day.

Rusty.

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