Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's check out the lineup for Merewether - Ladies.

We're looking at a pretty slow start, I'm not gonna lie. The first few days are nothing to write home about. Thursday the 23rd is flat as a pancake with a weak 2ft easterly windswell, and the water temp is right where it should be for this time of year at 65°. You'd be better off staying in bed.

Friday the 24th is a write-off, too. The swell picks up a touch but the wind is all wrong, keeping it all messy. Saturday the 25th is where it gets interesting. The morning looks clean with a light offshore from the WNW and a solid 5ft south swell (677 combined energy). That's a good sign. The afternoon glass-off on Saturday with a 4ft south swell and light NNW breezes is also a nice option. Sunday the 26th is another solid morning with a 5ft south swell (500 combined energy) and a cross-offshore wind, keeping things clean.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are smaller, with 3ft and 3ft south swells, but the mornings are clean with offshore winds. It's surfable, but nothing to get too excited about. Wednesday the 29th is tiny, and the swell direction swings around to the SSE with a very long period of 16 seconds, but it's only 1ft of energy (101 combined energy). That's a real tease.

After that, it gets a bit ugly again. The end of July and start of August are plagued by onshore winds and rain. There's a big jump in size on the 2nd of August, with a 10ft south swell (3383 combined energy) on Sunday morning, but it's cross-shore and jumbled. That's more of a kite surfer's setup than a paddle surfer's dream.

Now, the real standout, the one you've been waiting for, is Friday the 7th of August. The morning is absolute gold. We've got a 10ft southeast swell (2936 combined energy) with a long, 13-second period, and the wind is glassy, dead calm. "Excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers" is what the word is, and I'm not arguing. The water is going to be clean as a whistle. Keep in mind, this is a reef break, so that long-period groundswell will really wrap in and give you some proper lines. That's the best on offer, no question. The afternoon on the 7th is still a solid 10ft southeast swell, but a light cross-onshore wind creeps in, which will take the edge off the perfection.

So, if you can wait, hold out for that Friday the 7th of August morning. That's the session. The swell is big, so it's only for the experienced crew. The rest of the window is a mixed bag of clean mornings and blown-out arvos, with a few days of proper slop in between.

Stay happy, and I'll see you in the water.

Rusty.

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