Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, looking over the surf forecast for Thirroul for the next couple of weeks. The first week or so is looking pretty flat and messy, but there’s a real cracker of a day waiting for us if we’re patient.

From Sunday the 16th of August through the end of the week, it’s just not happening. Tiny, weak swell is getting chopped up by cross-onshore breezes. The wave energy is pitiful, only about 226 (combined energy of all swells directed here) on Sunday morning, and it gets weaker from there. You’d be wasting your time paddling out.

We see a tiny break on Tuesday the 18th morning. It’s glassy with a light wind, but the swell is only 2 feet from the south. The energy is weak at 115 (combined energy of all swells directed here). Surfable if you’re desperate, but very ordinary. Wednesday morning the 19th is similar, with 2-foot swell and clean conditions, but still nothing to write home about. This pattern of small, weak, and only marginally clean waves hangs on all the way to Saturday the 22nd. It’s a long quiet spell.

Now, here’s the one you’ve been waiting for. The standout day is Sunday the 23rd of August. The morning sees a solid 8-foot south swell rolling in, with clean surf and a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW. This is excellent for experienced surfers. The wave energy is massive, hitting 1616 (combined energy of all swells directed here). That’s a real pulse of power. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s not that long-period groundswell that can straighten out, but with that size and clean conditions, Thirroul should be firing. It’s too big for beginners, but for the rest of us, this is the session to chase. The afternoon gets messy with a NE wind, so make sure you’re on it first thing.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th mornings still have some good leftover swell. Monday offers clean 4-foot waves with a light offshore wind, and Tuesday morning is glassy with 6-foot south swell. Good fun, but that Sunday morning is the peak.

After that, the wind really starts howling from Wednesday the 26th. We get strong cross-offshore winds keeping the surface clean, with 5-foot south swell on Wednesday, but the strong breeze makes everything a bit marginal. The energy is still strong at around 600 (combined energy of all swells directed here), but the quality isn’t the same. The following days fade back into smaller, more ordinary surf.

In short, save your energy for the first part of the week. The big call is the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August. That 8-foot south swell with clean conditions is the real standout. Get out there early.

Rusty.

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