Tallebudgera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for Tallebudgera over the next sixteen days.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – the outlook is pretty grim for a good chunk of it. We’ve got a long stretch of ordinary conditions with onshore or cross-shore winds and messy, choppy surf. There’s no real standout session for a while, but we do see a little window of hope further out.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until the morning of Saturday the 22nd. The wind dies right off, going glassy, and we’ve got clean 3 ft waves pushing in from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds. The swell energy is still pretty weak (213), but that glassy surface is a huge plus. It’s a small day, not for the big boards, but for a longboard or a funboard, it could be a really nice, quiet paddle. Crowds are often a thing at Tallebudgera, so with conditions like that, you might have a few mates out, but nothing crazy.

Then, the real point of interest comes on Sunday the 23rd. The morning is a bit iffy with a cross-off breeze and some clouds, but the afternoon session looks like the best of the whole run. The wind swings to the north, still cross-off, and cleans it right up. Swell ticks up to 4 ft from the east with a longer 10-second period, giving the waves a bit more shape and push. The combined energy is still moderate (321), but with clean conditions and a decent waist-to-chest high wave, this is the one to pencil in. It’s not huge, but after all that slop, it’ll feel like a gift.

After that, it’s back into the doldrums. The following week sees small waves, onshore winds, and generally poor conditions, with nothing really worth getting excited about. The swell energy drops right off into the 20s and 30s by the 27th, and the wind stays fresh and lumpy. This run of poor surf is pretty normal for the area when the wind doesn’t play ball.

Water temp on that first mention – the Thursday morning the 13th – was sitting at 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so no dramas there. You’ll be fine in a spring suit.

So, to wrap it up: don’t get your hopes up for most of this window. The standout is definitely Sunday afternoon the 23rd. Get out there for a clean, fun session on the east swell. The glassy Saturday morning the 22nd is a nice backup if you’re itching for a paddle. The rest? It’s a write-off, but that’s the coast sometimes.

Rusty.

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