Tallebudgera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you—this next 16 days at Tallebudgera is a tough one. The whole window is a bit of a bust, to be honest. There’s nothing that’s gonna get the heart racing, and no real standout to speak of. The swell energy is mostly weak to moderate, and the wind is all over the shop, usually from the wrong direction. Let’s walk through it.

We start Saturday the 8th of August, and it’s already a mess. Cross-on swells from the ENE with a short, weak period, only 3 ft to 4 ft, and the combined energy is just 149 to 226 – weak to moderate. The wind is light but cross-on, so the water’s got that bumpy, wind-rippled look. No good.

Sunday the 9th, the morning brings a moment of glassy conditions with a light northerly, but the swell is still small at 4 ft from the east, period 9 seconds. The energy is moderate at 211. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon turns cross-shore and it’s back to poor.

Monday the 10th, the morning has a 6 ft north swell, but it’s short-period at 6 seconds and the wind is a strong 19 mph cross-off from the NNW. The energy jumps to 336 (moderate), but the wind is just too much. The afternoon cleans up a bit with offshore westerlies, but the swell drops to 3 ft. It’s surfable, but only just.

From Tuesday the 11th through to the end of the forecast on Sunday the 23rd of August, it’s a long, bleak stretch. The swell rarely gets above 3 ft, and when it does, like on Thursday the 13th afternoon with a 6 ft SSE swell (period 8 seconds, energy 413 – moderate), the wind is a messy cross-on from the southeast at 16 mph. Choppy, poor surf. The water temperature is sitting at 69°F – that’s about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The best you’ll see is a few mornings with clean conditions and small, weak swells, but nothing that’ll make you rush to get your wetsuit on. The break is a breakwater, pretty exposed, and the optimum swell direction is SSE, but the wind is often from the SSE or SE, making it cross or cross-on. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but when the quality is this low, it just means you’re getting poor waves more often.

There’s no standout here. If you’re desperate, Sunday the 9th morning is the least bad – glassy, 4 ft from the east, but it’s weak. Otherwise, save your energy. The forecast can change, but for now, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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