Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at what’s coming up for Mullaway over the next couple of weeks. First thing to say—it’s a slow start, and there’s a real dry spell before anything decent shows up. We’ve got a few days of small, ordinary waves from the get-go, but hold tight, because the back half of the forecast has some serious grunt.

Thursday morning, the 6th of August, kicks off with tiny 1 ft ESE swell, period a short 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 43. It’s cloudy with a light SSW cross-off breeze, so it’s clean, but honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about. That carries through Thursday afternoon with a cross-on breeze and even less energy. Friday the 7th is a bit better—morning is glassy with a light NNW breeze, and the swell ticks up to 2 ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, energy at 95. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Saturday morning the 8th is glassy calm with 3 ft E swell, period 8 seconds, energy 135—still small and uninspiring.

Sunday the 9th sees the swell nudge up to 4 ft from the east, period 9 seconds, energy 220, but a moderate NNW cross-off keeps it clean. It’s still marginal, though. We’re now into a string of days where the surf is just okay, but nothing you’d write home about—Monday the 10th through Wednesday the 12th have small 2 ft to 4 ft east swell, with clean mornings, but the energy stays below 200 to 300. Not worth a paddle-out unless you’re desperate.

But then, on Thursday the 13th, we start to see a shift. The morning is clean with a light SSW cross-off and 2 ft S swell, energy 102, but it’s the afternoon that’s a warning—wind swings SSE, 12 mph, cross-on, and the swell jumps to 5 ft from the SSW, period 9 seconds, energy climbing to 533. It’s choppy and messy.

Now, here’s where it gets real. Friday morning, the 14th of August, is the standout of the whole outlook. Mullaway is a point break, exposed to the ESE direction, and the optimum swell is from ESE. This morning we’ve got a solid 10 ft S swell, with a long period of 12 seconds—that’s proper groundswell energy, 4060 combined energy, which is very strong. The wind is light SSW at 6 mph, cross-off, so it’s clean. This is excellent surf conditions, but only for experienced surfers—10 ft is too big for beginners. The long period means it’ll wrap nicely around the point, with longer gaps between sets, making paddling out easier. It’s a true highlight. The water temperature is 68°F, which is 0.7°F cooler than average for this time of year—nothing unusual, just a touch of autumn chill.

Saturday morning, the 15th, is still good—7 ft S swell, period 9 seconds, energy 1098, with a light NNW cross-off, clean. That’s excellent for experienced surfers, but the swell is dropping. Sunday the 16th through to the end of the outlook gets messier with cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions, though the swell stays around 4 ft to 6 ft. The 18th and 19th have some clean windows with cross-off breezes, but the energy is moderate, and the quality is marginal.

The best of the lot? No question—Friday morning, 14th August, at Mullaway. Big, clean, powerful groundswell, light offshore, and a point break that’ll handle the long period. Set your alarm for dawn.

Rusty.

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