Tallebudgera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight up – this outlook for Tallebudgera is mostly a quiet one. We’ve got a few windows where a clean wave could be had, but honestly, there’s no big, pumping swell on the cards. The best of it looks to be early on, so don’t sleep on it.

First up, Wednesday the 2nd of September. Morning session at Tallebudgera has a clean little 2 ft wave sneaking in from the east, with a gentle cross-offshore breeze out of the NNW at 9 mph. Combined energy is moderate at 128, and the water temp is sitting just about average for this time of year. It’s surfable but very ordinary – a light little fun-length board would do the trick, just don’t expect anything exciting.

Then we jump to Saturday the 5th of September. Another clean morning, 2 ft from the south, wind out of the NNW at 12 mph giving us that cross-off clean look again. Combined energy is 134, still moderate. The size is small but it’ll be the pick of that week if you’re desperate for a paddle. Not a standout, but it’s clean.

Sunday the 6th of September morning also offers a clean 3 ft from the north, light NNW breeze at 6 mph, and the energy drops right off to 71. Weak, but glassy faces if you time it right. After that, the forecast gets ugly with messy cross-shore winds and increasing northerly wind.

Now, there’s a gap of a few days with no real recommendations until we get to Thursday the 10th of September. That morning has a lumpy 8 ft SSE swell, cross-shore wind out of the SSE at 12 mph, and the energy jumps to 1735 – strong. But this is a marginal call. The period is 10 seconds, and at 8 ft that’s already too big for beginners, and the wind is making it choppy. For experts only, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty.

After that, it’s mostly small and poor until Tuesday the 15th of September. That morning is the only real bright spot in the second week. Glassy conditions, wind out of the ENE at just 3 mph, with a tiny 2 ft easterly swell. Combined energy is only 65 – weak – but if you get out early with a log, it’ll be smooth and clean. Don’t expect size.

So the standout? Honestly, nothing screams “go now.” The best on offer is Wednesday the 2nd of September morning for clean small waves, and Tuesday the 15th of September morning for glassy conditions. Neither is big, but they’re the cleanest of a very average run.

Rusty.

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