Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. This is Rusty, and I'm looking at what's on the menu for Merewether - Ladies over the next couple of weeks. The water temp is sitting right around what you'd expect for this time of year, so nothing to get excited about there.

We've got a bit of a slow start, but the pattern settles into some promising windows, especially in the back half of the first week. Here’s the run down.

Tuesday morning starts small with a clean 1ft of S swell, light WNW offshore wind making it look tidy, but the wave energy is weak at 31. It's not really doing much. Tuesday afternoon gets messy with an onshore kick.

Wednesday is a total write-off. We've got a raw 10ft to 12ft S swell, but it's getting hammered by a strong SSW cross-onshore at 22 mph. The energy is up there, 1629 to 2360, but the conditions are lumpy and ugly. This is expert-only territory at best, and even then, it's more of a mess than a session.

Thursday sees the size drop to 7ft to 10ft, but the wind is still cross or onshore, making it lumpy. The energy is still high at 3028 on the morning, but it's a battle.

Now, Friday the 18th is where we get our first proper chance. The morning is looking sweet with a clean 5ft S/SSE swell and a light NW offshore breeze. It's got moderate energy (366) and the conditions will be clean. This is a good time for intermediates to get amongst it. The afternoon gets wrecked by a cross-shore though, so it's a morning mission.

Saturday the 19th is a similar story. A clean 3ft S swell early with light WNW offshore wind. Not big, but clean and fun for a log or a mal. The energy is light (239). Get it while it's glassy.

Sunday the 20th is back to tiny 2ft S swell. Clean, but barely pushing.

We then hit a long dry spell. From Monday the 21st through to Saturday the 26th, it's mostly small, messy, or wind-affected. There’s a pulse of long-period S swell on the 22nd (17 seconds, 905 energy) but it's straight onshore, so the quality is gone. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Finally, we see a turnaround. Sunday the 27th morning offers a punchy 6ft SE swell with light N cross-off winds, so it's clean. The energy is moderate (328). It could be a bit raw for the longboarders, but it's the best looking weekend morning.

Then Monday the 28th is the real standout. We've got a clean 5ft ESE swell with a moderate NW offshore wind. It's not huge, but it's well-directed, the energy is solid (312), and the wind will be holding it open. For a reef break like Merewether - Ladies, that's a good combo. Get in the water.

After that, the swell drops off and the winds turn onshore again into the end of the month. The long-range stuff on the 27th and 28th is promising, but keep an eye on it as it gets closer.

So, to wrap it up: the best bets are the clean, smaller mornings on Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th for a fun, cruisy session. But if you want the best size and quality, circle Monday the 28th of September on your calendar. That morning with the offshore wind and solid ESE swell is the pick of the whole run. It might get a few heads out, but it'll be worth it.

Rusty.

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