Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've been staring at the charts for our little patch, and I'm not gonna lie—it's a slow start. We've got a solid 16-day window ahead, but the first week or so is pretty grim. There's a big gap of quiet, crummy surf from Thursday the 13th right through to the middle of the following week. Thursday morning the 13th has a bit of a 4ft SSW swell, but it's short-period (7 seconds) and the cross-off wind makes it marginal at best. Not worth paddling out for. Then we get a run of onshore crud, with Friday the 14th offering a glassy morning but only 4ft of S swell—really ordinary stuff. The weekend and into the following week is just rain, onshore wind, and small, messy waves. Don't bother.

The water temps at Merewether - Ladies are sitting about 64°, which is a bit colder than we'd normally expect for this time of year.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. The real standout comes later. Wednesday the 19th of August morning is our first proper highlight. The wind drops to glassy, dead calm, and we get a clean 5ft ESE swell. It's short-period (7 seconds), but with those conditions, it'll be clean and fun for a sneaky session. The combined energy is moderate (300). It's a reef break, so it handles that short-period energy better than a beach. Keep an eye out for crowds though—they can be around.

But the absolute best of the whole forecast is the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. That's over a week away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it looks *crackin'*. We've got a 8ft SSE groundswell with a 10-second period, and the wind is glassy, dead calm. That's a big, powerful swell (combined energy of 1057—strong) with clean, offshore-friendly conditions. This is for experienced surfers only—8ft is too big for beginners. The swell direction (SSE) is close to the optimum ESE for this spot, so it'll wrap in nicely. If the forecast holds, this is the day to clear your schedule.

The next morning, Friday the 28th, still has some size (6ft S swell, 11-second period, 740 energy), but the wind swings cross-on so it won't be as clean. Still worth a look if you miss Thursday.

So, in short: we've got a long, flat, onshore run for the first week, then a couple of windows. Wednesday the 19th morning is a nice little glassy session, but Thursday the 27th morning is the real ripper—big, clean, and powerful. Mark it in your calendar.

Rusty.

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