Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. The next week and a half is gonna be a bit of a grind for surf, so temper your expectations. We have a small window of fun, but you gotta pick your moments.

The pattern sets up with a pulse of southerly energy flattening out pretty fast. There’s some size early, but the wind and conditions are mostly going to mess with it. The standout, if you can call it that, looks like Thursday the 27th, as the swell bumps to a solid 7ft with a 9-second period. The energy reads at 1185, which is strong, and there will be waves. But the morning wind is cross with a light breeze, and the afternoon turns a bit onshore with a cleaner look. Honestly, that morning session at Thirroul (New South Wales) is probably your best shot at something with a little push and some shape. It’s a beach-and-reef setup, so a long period is not the deal here, but it’s only 9 seconds, so it should hold up okay. It’s not huge, but it’s the most size on offer.

Don't get too excited though. Friday the 28th has similar size – around 5ft – but a longer period of 11 seconds and more cross-onshore wind, which will chop it up. Saturday looks like it’s dropping and turning messy.

Sunday the 30th is interesting. The water temp is 64°, and the anomaly is just 0.9°, so it’s pretty normal for late winter. The morning is glassy, dead calm, and the swell hangs in at around 3ft from the south. It's small, not great, but rideable on a bigger board. The afternoon dies off.

After that, the week rolls into a slow, declining trend. Swell drops below 3ft and just fades. Early next week from Monday the 1st, it's clean and cross-offshore morning, but you're fighting for little 2ft lines with a long 11-second interval. That’s a grovel. By the end of the first week and into the second, it just gets smaller. We’re looking at 1ft to 2ft and not much happening.

There is a bit of a pulse signal for the 8th of September, with a similar long-period S swell, but we’re talking maybe 3ft max and a lot of wind. It’s not worth the paddle.

So the long and short of it: if you have a window, Thursday morning the 27th is your wave. Just about everything else needs a bigger board and a bit of patience. There are going to be some clean mornings in the early part of next week, but it will be tiny. A few of those days could be a fun push, but not a highlight.

This is one of those runs where the surf isn't gone for long—it's just on a break. The south swells will swing back around. Hang loose.

Rusty

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