Tallebudgera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Tallebudgera are a real mixed bag, and honestly, there’s not a whole lot to get excited about. We’ve got some sizeable swell rolling through, but the wind just doesn’t want to play nice for the most part. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

We kick off on Monday the 7th of September with a solid 6ft SSE swell (404 combined energy), but it’s a cross-on breeze out of the SE at 6 mph, so it’s looking messy and poor. That trend sticks around through Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon actually sees the swell jump to 7ft (327 combined energy), but with a cross-shore wind at 16 mph, it’s choppy and uninviting. This is advanced territory at that size with the onshore mess.

Then, Wednesday the 9th of September morning is the one bright spot in the whole run. We get a clean 5ft SSE swell (411 combined energy), period of 9 seconds, and glassy conditions with an ENE breeze at just 3 mph. That’s a proper window of clean surf. The 5ft swell is manageable for the advanced crew Tallebudgera is suited for, and the glassy surface will make the most of it. This is the standout session – get on it. The afternoon goes back to a cross-on breeze and loses the magic.

Thursday the 10th of September gets wild. We’re looking at a massive 12ft SSE swell (1772 combined energy) and winds hitting 22 mph from the S, creating a fresh cross-shore. This is well over the 8ft threshold – strictly for experts, and even then, the conditions look rough. That combined energy is very strong, but the wind and size make it more of a spectacle than a surf session for most.

From Friday the 11th onwards, the swell drops back, but the wind stays predominantly cross or cross-on, with a few glassy moments here and there. The morning of Thursday the 17th of September has another glassy window with a 3ft SSE swell (84 combined energy) and an ENE breeze at 3 mph, but the wave energy is weak and the swell is small. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

There are big gaps with no real recommendations. After the Wednesday the 9th morning window, we don’t see another decent opportunity until that small, glassy Thursday morning a week later. Then it fades again.

Honestly, for this break, the setup with strong cross-shore winds and big chop on the bigger days looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on the 10th. But for a surfer, Wednesday the 9th morning is your only real bet – get there early, enjoy the glass, and make the most of that solid SSE swell. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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