Merewether - Ladies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at Merewether - Ladies, a reef setup that’s very consistent and exposed to the swell. The water temp is sitting at 66°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The next few days are a bit of a write-off, I won’t lie to you. We’ve got a few small pulses of swell on Saturday afternoon with a 3 ft ESE swell and some clean, gentle offshore wind, but the energy is weak at 313 and it’s nothing to get excited about. Sunday morning is surfable but ordinary with moderate offshore wind and weak energy (159). From there, it goes flat and poor right through until Wednesday the 16th and beyond. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, messy waves with cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, and combined energy dropping into the double digits or very low triple digits. Not worth the paddle.

There’s a real glimmer of hope, though. The standout is building towards the end of next week and into the following week. Sunday the 19th of July is looking like the first proper highlight – a 7 ft ESE swell, clean with a light offshore breeze, and the energy is strong at 1118. That’s for experienced surfers only, mind you – 7 ft is pushing into expert territory.

But the real crown jewel is Thursday the 23rd. Morning shows 6 ft ESE swell with a gentle offshore, energy at 1600, and then the afternoon goes glassy with a 7 ft ESE swell, 12-second period, and a massive 2170 energy reading. That is groundswell with serious grunt, and glassy conditions – you do not get much better than that for a reef break like this. The direction is spot on for the optimum ESE. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

Friday the 24th morning also looks excellent with 5 ft ESE, 12-second period, light cross-offshore breeze, and energy still very strong at 1553. That’s a cleaner, more manageable size for intermediates.

Keep in mind, from the 19th through to the 25th, we see consistent 6 ft to 8 ft swell with periods mostly between 9 and 13 seconds, and often clean winds. The energy values from the 19th onwards are all in the strong to very strong range, so there’s plenty of push. Crowds are listed as “sometimes” at Merewether - Ladies, so you might not be alone, especially on those standout days, but it’s far from a circus.

There are no beginner-friendly days in the good windows – anything over 5 ft is too big for learners, and the standout sessions are well above that. This is for the crew who know what they’re doing.

So, to sum it up: suffer through the next week of flatness, and be ready from Sunday the 19th through to Saturday the 25th. Thursday the 23rd afternoon is the pick of the bunch – glassy, strong, and clean. That’s the one you want.

Rusty.

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