Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s suss out what’s comin’ for Thirroul over the next couple of weeks.

The water temperature is bang on for this time of year at 64°, nothin’ weird there. The week ahead starts with a few small windows of clean swell, but honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The standout is Sunday morning, August 2nd, when a solid 5 ft SE groundswell (12 second period) rolls in with a light NNW cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy is cranking at 800 (moderate wave energy), and conditions are clean. That’s your best bet.

Saturday afternoon, August 1st, is worth a paddle too – glassy conditions with a 5 ft SSE swell, though the energy is lower at 316. Still, clean and easy. Sunday afternoon gets messy with a cross-shore wind and questionable tide, so bail out before then.

Monday, August 3rd, has a small 3 ft SE swell with offshore winds morning and afternoon, but the energy is weak (170 and 164) and the wave quality is ordinary. Tuesday through to Thursday morning are mostly flat or poor, with a little bump late Wednesday afternoon – 4 ft S swell at 10 seconds, clean, but nothing special.

Thursday morning, August 6th, is glassy but the swell is short-period (7 seconds) and weak (169), so only small weak waves. Friday morning, August 7th, is your next solid run – 5 ft S swell, clean, glassy, with moderate energy (412). That’s a good session. Saturday morning, August 8th, also glassy with 4 ft SSE swell (208 energy), but the afternoon turns choppy.

The second week gets quieter. Sunday, August 9th, has a clean 4 ft SE swell in the afternoon (229 energy) – worth a look. Then a long flat spell hits from Monday 10th through to Wednesday 12th, with only tiny weak energy. Thursday 13th and Friday 14th see a new E swell building, but it’s a bit marginal and the wind is strong. Friday 14th morning has a 7 ft S swell (8 seconds) with massive energy (1008) – that’s big and short-period, only for experts and the wind is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean but heavy. Afternoon sees a drop to 3 ft from the E with 13 second period, offshore wind, and 452 energy – that’s cleaner and more manageable.

From Saturday 15th onward, it’s small and weak again, with offshore winds but tiny waves – 1 ft to 2 ft. Not much to get excited about.

So, the pick of the whole 16 days is Sunday morning, August 2nd, with that 5 ft SE groundswell and clean NNW offshore wind. Friday morning, August 7th, is a close second. For the rest, you’ll be scratching for waves.

Rusty.

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