Mullaway Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gutted, honestly. The next couple of weeks are shaping up to be a proper test of patience for us here. The ocean’s got some energy in it, but it’s mostly messy and onshore, with a few windows of hope buried in there for the sharp-eyed among us.

The first real chance to get wet comes this Saturday morning, the 5th. Mullaway will be small, only around 1.6ft of south swell with a 9-second period, and the energy is weak (87). But the wind is light, cross-off from the north, so it’ll be clean and lined up. It’s surfable, but you won’t be hooting from the car park. The water temp is around average for this time of year, so it’s not going to be a shock.

Saturday afternoon and all of Sunday are a write-off. The breeze swings onshore and bumps it all up, and that swell drops right off. We’re looking at a few days of choppy, cross-onshore slop. Not worth the paddle.

Monday the 7th is where things start getting a bit more interesting, but it’s still not great. There’s a new SSE swell coming in at 5.6ft (616 energy), but the wind is cross-shore and it’s got a lot of chop on it. It’s a marginal call, and the tide might not play ball. Same story for Tuesday the 8th, with the swell actually building to 7.5ft and over 1000 energy by the afternoon, but it’s still cross-shore and lumpy. This is too big and messy for beginners, for sure.

The standout window in this whole stretch is Wednesday morning, the 9th. The swell has backed off a touch to 5.6ft from the SSE, with a 10-second period, and the energy remains solid at 606. But the big thing is the wind: light northerly, cross-off, and the ocean is clean. This is the one to point the car at. Mullaway’s a fairly consistent spot, and with that offshore breeze and that size, it’s going to have some proper shape to it. Expect some decent walls for the better guys and girls.

Thursday the 10th is a different beast. The swell jumps to 8.2ft, but the wind is howling cross-off from the SSW at 25 mph. That’s a lot of juice, and it’s going to be heavy and probably a bit out of control. This is expert territory only, and even then, it’s a monumental paddle. The energy is huge (1173), but the conditions are marginal at best. We’re talking big, raw power here, not clean, rideable waves.

After that, it’s a slow, grinding fade. From Friday the 11th through to the 17th, we’re looking at a week of poor surf. The swell drops back under 5ft, the winds are mostly cross or cross-on, and it’s choppy. There are a few mornings with light breezes, like Saturday the 12th, but the swell is just too weak and the period too short to offer much. It will be a long week of staring at the ocean and kicking the sand.

There is one more flicker of hope on Friday morning, the 18th of September. A new SE swell pushes in at 3.6ft, and the wind is light and cross-off from the north, leaving it clean. The energy is moderate (248), but after nine days of slop, this looks like a small reprieve. It’s a morning session for the patient ones.

Beyond that, it dies off again into the third week. The long-range stuff is looking pretty bleak; there’s no major swell on the horizon. Honestly, if you haven’t surfed Wednesday the 9th, you might be waiting a while for the next decent one. The ocean’s full of energy, but it’s just not pointing our way cleanly until then.

Stay wet, stay patient.

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