Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Grab a cuppa, let’s talk about Mullaway.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s one absolute standout to circle on the calendar. It starts off quiet, then we’ve got a good run of small but clean stuff, followed by a serious pulse of energy that’ll get the heart rate up.

We kick off on Friday morning, the 28th of August, with some clean action at the point. Swell is a playful 4ft out of the SSE, with a period just a tick under 10 seconds, and there’s 389 units of energy, which is a nice moderate amount. The real kicker is the wind: dead glassy, SE at only 3 mph. That’s as clean as it gets. Water temp is sitting right on 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, no surprises there. It’s a little small, but for a point break that handles an ESE direction beautifully, it’s a solid chance to get some fun lines.

Friday afternoon gets messy with a cross-onshore, and Saturday looks a write-off with cross-shore winds. Sunday the 30th sees a bump in size to 6ft from the south, but that moderate cross-shore breeze and the energy jumping to 809 just means lumpy, poor quality. Not worth the paddle.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September stay small and marginal, with clean-ish windows but nothing to write home about. The wave heights drop into the 3ft to 2ft range mid-week, with energy falling away too. Wednesday and Thursday mornings (2nd & 3rd) are clean but very small – surfable for a longboard or a foiler, but don’t expect much push.

Now, mark this down. Monday the 7th of September. That morning is the pick of the whole outlook. Swell is building back to 6ft from the SSE, but the combined energy has ramped up to 522, which is moderate but punchy. The offshore wind is a clean, cross-off NW breeze at 9 mph. That means smooth, groomed faces at Mullaway. This is a point break, and it handles an SSE direction well. The period is a touch short at 9 seconds but the clean conditions will more than make up for it.

But wait – the real beast shows up on Tuesday the 8th of September. Tuesday morning sees a long-period groundswell at 6ft from the SSE, with a period a touch over 15 seconds. That’s a serious groundswell, and the energy reading is through the roof at 1424. That is a lot of power. The wind is a clean cross-off from the SSW at 9 mph. For a point like Mullaway, that’s a dream setup. The only caveat is that with that long period, the sets will be well-spaced and the waves might wall up, so it’s a wave for experienced surfers. The morning is the go. By afternoon the wind switches onshore and it gets lumpy.

Following that, Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th of September still have decent size (5ft to 6ft) but the cross and cross-on winds will create some chop. It’s still surfable, but not the standout.

After the 10th, it fades off into tiny, poor quality surf for the rest of the period. The long-range stuff around the 12th is basically flat and messy.

So, the call: The absolute best window is Monday morning the 7th of September through Tuesday morning the 8th of September. Monday is the most user-friendly of the big days, clean and powerful. Tuesday morning is for the crew who want size and serious groundswell energy. If you can only pick one session, make it Monday the 7th.

Stay safe out there.

- Rusty

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