Moruya Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the Moruya Breakwater over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, the first week or so is a real struggle. We’ve got a fair bit of very ordinary, poor, or marginal surf on the cards. The water temp is sitting at 62°, which is about normal for this time of year, so that’s one thing we don’t have to complain about.

The first real chance to even get a bit damp is actually on Thursday, the 6th of August. It’s tiny, just 1ft of swell from the SSE with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 56, but the wind is glassy from the NNW in the morning, making those baby waves clean. It’s surfable, but honestly, it's only just worth a look for a beginner tippy-toeing out. That glassy setup reappears on the Friday and Saturday mornings too, with 2ft waves, but the energy is still low. It’s all very ordinary.

You’ll want to skip Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th. The swell does kick up a bit, with 4ft to 4ft from the NE on Sunday, and the energy gets moderate (302), but the wind is a messy cross-onshore that makes it look pretty average. Monday has a strong cross-offshore wind from the West at 19 mph, cleaning it up, but the waves are still poor quality for the breakwater.

After that, it’s a real mixed bag of tiny surf and poor conditions until we hit Thursday, the 13th of August. That afternoon, things get a bit real. We see a 7ft swell from the South with a short period of 7 seconds, and the energy jumps to 442 – that’s a decent kick. It’s a clean cross-offshore wind, but this is getting into the size where it’s more for experienced surfers only. However, the short period means it could be a bit fat and closing out at a spot like this.

The standout moment in this whole outlook comes on Friday, the 14th of August. The morning shows a solid 5ft SSE swell with a period of 9 seconds and energy at 360. The wind is light from the NNW, creating a slight cross-onshore ripple, but it’s manageable. That Friday morning is probably the best bet for a surfable wave that has a bit of push without being too crazy. The afternoon gets bigger at 5ft from the South, but the onshore wind from the ENE wrecks it (604 energy, but bad).

The rest of the run into the second week is mostly small, weak, and plagued by onshore or cross-onshore breezes. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th offer clean looks in the mornings, with 3ft and 4ft respectively, but the energy is moderate at best. There are a couple of glassy mornings on Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th with tiny 3ft and 2ft swells, great for a longboard if you just want to get wet. The very end of the period, around the 20th and 21st, offers clean, cross-offshore winds from the West, but the swell is still just tiny, inconsistent dribble. It’s not going to get your heart pumping.

So, if you’re desperate, the glassy dawn patrols on the 6th, 7th, and 8th will give you a paddle, but the real highlight to pencil in is the morning of Friday the 14th of August. That’s your best shot at a decent wave with some size. Just don’t expect any barrels.

Rusty.

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