Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next two weeks are going to be pretty hit or miss at Merewether – Ladies (Hunter). We’ve got a lot of small, weak surf to start with and the winds are going to mess things up early. It takes a while before we get anything with real juice. Patience, my friends.

The first real chance to score comes Sunday morning, August 2nd. There’s a proper groundswell reading 1.6m from the SSE with a 13-second period. That’s got some energy in it. With a light northerly breeze giving us a cross-off, it’s looking clean. Water temp is about average for this time of year at 18°. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the best show in town for that first stretch.

Monday the 3rd stays rideable, a bit smaller at 1.1m from the SE, but we get true offshore NNW winds that keep the face clean. Classic small, clean day – you’ll have to work for them, but it’s doable. After that, the bottom falls out.

We’re looking at a flat, frustrating run from Tuesday the 4th through Friday the 7th. Wave energy drops into double digits, and it’s barely breaking. There might be the odd ripple, but honestly, not worth the wetty. Friday morning the 7th gives us a pulse of 1.5m S swell with moderate energy (389), but that light SSE onshore wind chops it up bad. Not your friend.

Saturday the 8th is actually a sneaky good little morning. That S swell is still hanging around at 1.0m, and with light WSW winds under 10 km/h, it’s glassy. Small, crisp, and likely uncrowded. That’s the pick of the first week.

The surf stays marginal and small through the middle of the month. A little bump Sunday the 9th with an afternoon offshore might make it slightly more interesting, but we’re talking knee to waist-high. Monday the 10th gets skanky with strong WSW cross-off winds.

Now for the real standout. Look at Friday the 14th. Circle it. Swell builds through the morning to 1.7m from the S at 10 seconds, and by the afternoon it’s a punchy 1.5m from the same direction with light W winds giving a clean cross-off. Wave energy jumps to 508. It’s still only intermediate-level on the reef, but with consistent swell and clean faces, this will be the best session of the entire window, hands down. Not huge, but proper shape and push.

Heading into the second week, remember long-range forecasts shift, so don’t hold me to details. Saturday the 15th looks blown out, fresh W winds up to 30 km/h making a mess of things. After that, we slide back into small, clean days and nothing of note.

I’ll be straight with you – this isn’t a classic run. But that Sunday the 2nd, and especially that Friday the 14th, are worth keeping an eye on. The reef doesn’t always deliver, but when it does, Merewether – Ladies can handle a bit of size.

Rusty.

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