Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s chew the fat on what’s coming up for Mullaway. Truth is, the start is slow—real slow.

From Friday the 21st through till early next week, we’ve got nearly nothing doing. The swell is small, 2 ft to 3 ft, all east and east-northeast stuff, energy is weak (combined swell energy sitting around 60 to 100). Afternoons are mostly a mess with cross-onshore wind. Saturday the 22nd goes glassy for a bit, but with a 2 ft, 6-second windswell, you’d be better off floating in a pool. Not a single wave worth chasing.

Then Monday morning the 24th of August gives us a little wink. It’s glassy, 2 ft swell, but the period jumps to 11 seconds from the south, combined energy at 133. That’s proper groundswell energy for such a small height. At a point like Mullaway, a little south groundswell with glassy conditions can give you a few fun corners before the onshore wind comes up in the afternoon. It’s not a stand-out, but it’s the best of that first week.

The real deal for the first week is on Friday morning the 28th of August. Clean cross-off wind from the NNW at 10 mph, 3 ft swell from the south-southeast with a 10-second period, combined energy at 314—moderate. That’s a clean, lined-up groundswell on the point. Mullaway will be working, and with ‘often’ crowds, you’ll probably have a handful of others out. Still worth it.

From there, the wind goes fresh again from the south through the weekend and into Monday. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th are blown out. Too much wind.

But look at Tuesday morning the 1st of September. Glassy. Flat calm, 5 mph from the north-northeast. Swell at 4 ft from the east, 9-second period, combined energy at 202. That’s clean, smooth, chest-high lines with no wind ripples. The standout of the entire forecast. If you’re locked in for one session, make it this one.

After that, the last few days from the 2nd to the 5th drop off. Some moderate energy swells (up to 344 combined energy on Thursday the 3rd) but the wind turns onshore or cross-shore, and the conditions are just marginal. Not worth getting wet for.

So here’s the simple version: first week is a dud. Monday the 24th is a sneaky glassy groundswell day. Friday the 28th is clean and solid. But Tuesday the 1st of September? That’s your day. Don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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