Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let's cut through the noise and look at the next stretch for our stretch of coast. The honest truth is, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for any kind of quality wave. We’ve got a long run of small, junky surf and onshore slop ahead. The swell energy is weak, and the wind is just never going to be our friend for most of it.

We start off with a bit of a dud. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th see a small 4ft to 6ft of SSE/ESE swell, but the onshore winds are going to have it chopped up and messy. The combined energy is only moderate at best (363 on Monday morning), but with the wind state, it’s going to be a battle for nothing. You’d be fighting whitewater more than riding waves.

The mid-week isn't much better. Tuesday and Wednesday see the swell drop further, and we're looking at 4ft to 5ft. There’s a hint of a longer period on Wednesday arvo (10 seconds) with the energy picking up to 406, but the onshore ESE wind is going to ruin any chance of it being clean. It’s a “look and see” situation, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

There’s a tease on Thursday the 20th. The morning is glassy with a light NE wind, but the swell has backed right off to a weak 4ft with a short 8-second period. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. That’s the best of a bad bunch for the first week. The rest of the week and the weekend are just poor – swell dropping under 3ft, and winds swinging onshore and getting fresh. By the 22nd, we're down to 2ft with a combined energy of only 57. It's flat-ish and not worth the paddle.

We then hit a proper dead patch. From the 24th through to the 27th, the swell bottoms out to a tiny 2ft to 3ft. There just isn’t enough push to get a wave, and a few of those days have fresh winds adding to the mess. This is a several-day gap where it's not even worth looking at the ocean for a surf. A guy could get cabin fever.

The final days of the window, the 28th and 29th, see a pulse of longer-period swell (11-12 seconds) but it’s coming from the SSE, which isn't the ideal ESE direction for the point. The energy is moderate (297 on the 29th morning) and the size is still only around 3ft to 3ft. It might offer a cleanish wave on the Saturday morning with light winds, but it’s going to be fat and slow. The 30th brings a glassy morning too, but the swell is gone again.

So, the long and short of it is: there is no standout session on offer in this 16-day window. The first week you might get one ordinary wave on Thursday morning, but honestly, it’s not worth the effort. The second week is a write-off. It's a tough one, but that's the coast for you. Blank runs like this are normal for the area. The good news is, it tends not to stay poor for long, and the forecasts can change. Keep an eye on them.

Rusty.

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