Taylors Mistake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

Honestly, the next 16 days are a tough stretch for a proper wave. The whole window is filled with small, weak, or messy conditions. There are long gaps with no real recommendations, and most days the surf is just too poor to get excited about. We’re looking at a real quiet spell, especially for a spot that usually picks up a bit more.

We kick off on Wednesday, August 26th afternoon with a bit of hope. Taylors Mistake has a tiny 0.7ft swell from the SSE, but the period is a massive 17 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, but it’s barely a ripple. The water is sitting at 51°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW, so it’s clean, but the energy is weak (54). It’s just surfable, nothing more.

The next actual surfable window doesn’t show up until Monday, August 31st morning. Again, a very small 2ft SSE swell with a long 14-second period. The wind is off from the WNW, so it’s clean, and the energy is moderate (116). It’s still very ordinary, but for a beginner-friendly spot like this, it’s a chance to get wet.

Then Tuesday, September 1st morning offers a similar story: 1ft SSE swell, 12-second period, offshore WNW wind, and clean. Energy is low (56). Again, just surfable.

Thursday, September 3rd has a weird one: a 1ft SSE swell with a *very* long 21-second period in the morning, and 20 seconds in the afternoon. That kind of period is usually for points and reefs, not a beach break like Taylors Mistake. It’ll be clean with cross-offshore winds, but it’s likely to be too straight and weak. Energy is moderate (177 and 133).

Sunday, September 6th morning is glassy with a 3ft swell from the north, but it’s a short 4-second period. That’s just windswell, and it’s weak (20). Not worth a paddle.

Monday, September 7th morning brings a 3ft ENE swell with a 9-second period, clean cross-offshore wind, and moderate energy (154). The swell is still small, but it’s the most energy we see all week.

The best of the whole run, if you can call it that, is Thursday, September 10th afternoon. A 2ft SSE swell with a 13-second period, clean cross-offshore wind from the north, and the highest energy in the whole forecast at 181. It’s still small, but it’s the cleanest, most promising window for a few fun, small waves. The standouts? Hard to find any, but this is the one.

For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a dry spell. It won’t last forever, and forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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