Taylors Mistake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough run for Taylors Mistake. Over the next 16 days, there’s barely a sniff of decent surf. The whole stretch is a long, flat spell with very little to get excited about.

We start off on the morning of September 13th. There’s a tiny 1ft swell rolling in from the SSE at a long 13 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SW. It’s clean, but the combined energy is weak (64). The water’s sitting at 51°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. If you’re a total beginner, honestly, it’s barely surfable – very ordinary conditions, and the size is just too small for anything fun.

Sunday afternoon turns onshore from the E at 6 mph, making a mess of things. Monday morning the 14th goes glassy with a tiny 1ft SE swell, but the energy is pathetic (33). Just not worth paddling out for. That trend holds through the week – tiny waves, weak energy, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – all poor. The swell bounces around between 0.7ft and 2ft, with periods all over the place, but nothing breaks the monotony of bad conditions.

There’s a notable gap from around September 16th right through to the morning of September 23rd. That’s over a week of flatness where the scores are all zeros. The afternoon of the 23rd finally shows a 1ft SSE swell at a very long 18 seconds, with glassy conditions and a light ENE breeze. The energy is still low (72), but it’s clean. It’s described as “surfable but very ordinary” – that’s the best we get. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a grim run.

If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoon of September 24th picks up a fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph, and the swell is tiny and weak. That setup might be more interesting for you than a paddle. For the rest of us, it’s a wipeout of a forecast.

Rusty.

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