Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It’s me, Rusty.

Straight up, the next couple of weeks around here are looking pretty lean. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy surf ahead, with only a few windows of clean conditions that might be worth a paddle. Don’t expect any pumping swells; this is a patience game.

The first real chance to get wet is this Monday morning, August 24th, down at Mullaway (point) . The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there. It’s tiny, with only a 2 ft swell from the SSE, but the period is a solid 11 seconds, so it’ll have a bit of push for such a small wave. The real kicker is the glassy conditions. That 3 mph easterly breeze is barely a whisper, leaving the surface like a mirror. Combined wave energy is sitting at a moderate 125. It’s not going to be anything epic, but for a clean, small-wave session on a point, it’ll be a nice way to start the week. The afternoon kicks up a cross-onshore wind and turns it to junk, so get it early.

After that, things go quiet. We’ve got a gap of pretty poor surf from Tuesday through to the end of the month. Winds are all over the shop – onshore, cross-shore, lumpy and choppy. The swells stay small and the periods are short and weak. It’s a real write-off.

We finally get a glimmer of hope on Tuesday morning, September 1st. This is the standout of the entire outlook. Mullaway picks up a 3 ft swell from the East with a 10-second period. The wind is a light 6 mph from the NNW, putting it in a cross-offshore direction. That means clean, lined-up waves. The combined energy is a moderate 202, which is the most grunt we’ve seen in a while. Guidance says this spot likes an ESE swell, so this East swell is a pretty good match. It’s a point break that works best on a clean swell like this. Crowds are ‘often’ here, so expect a few of the regulars to be out, but it shouldn’t be a zoo. This is the session to circle on the calendar. The afternoon gets blown out again, so make it a dawn patrol.

Then we’re back into the doldrums for a solid week. Small, weak swells and poor winds dominate through to the end of the second week. There’s a quick look on Friday morning, September 4th, with some cross-offshore wind and a clean surface, but the swell is down to 2 ft and the energy is a weak 85. It’s surfable if you're desperate, but not worth stretching the wetsuit for. After that, the forecasts are unreliable, but it looks like more of the same small, onshore junk.

Bottom line: don’t hold your breath. The only real chance for a good wave is Tuesday the 1st of September. Other than that, keep the board in the car and hope the forecasts change for the better.

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