Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple of weeks for Thirroul. Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burn, with a long dry spell on the cards before things might get a little interesting. But we’ll take it day by day.

Right off the bat, Saturday the 11th of July is your best and really only true standout session in this whole stretch. Early morning, the wind’s light and offshore from the NW at 6 mph, and there’s a clean 4 ft swell rolling in from the SE with a 9-second period. The combined energy is a moderate 352, but the conditions are set to be clean and fun. It’s not huge, but for an intermediate wave at Thirroul’s beach and reef setup, this is the one to paddle out for. Crowds can sometimes be an issue here, so get in early to nab your share.

After that Saturday morning, things fade out fast. Saturday afternoon drops to a smaller 3 ft with a cross-shore wind, and then from Sunday the 12th through to Wednesday the 15th of July, it’s a real struggle. Sunday morning’s got 2 ft of swell with a moderate 16 mph offshore, but the energy is weak at 93, and it’s just ordinary. The whole stretch from Sunday to Tuesday sees tiny waves, poor conditions, and combined energy under 100. That’s a real dead zone, nearly four days of nothing worth paddling for.

Wednesday the 15th of July throws up a 8 ft swell from the S, period 10 seconds, with a massive 1879 combined energy, but it’s cross-shore with moderate breeze and the tide conditions look questionable. That size, and with chop on it, makes it one for experts only, and even then it’s not pretty. The afternoon drops to 5 ft but still cross and messy.

The rest of the second week doesn’t offer much to get excited about. Thursday the 16th has 5 ft swell but it’s cross-onshore and choppy – more of a windblown mess. There’s a brief window of hope on Monday the 20th of July with a clean 4 ft E swell, 10-second period, light offshore wind NNW at 9 mph, and a combined energy of 356. That’s surfable and clean, but it’s not a standout. Wednesday the 22nd has a cleaner 4 ft S swell with a NW offshore, but again, it’s just okay. The longest period we see comes on Thursday the 23rd afternoon – a glassy 2 ft SSE swell with an 18-second period, but it’s tiny, so that long period groundswell will just slide through without much punch at a beach break.

In short, if you want the best of the 16 days, you hit Saturday the 11th of July morning. After that, it’s a waiting game with a lot of small, messy, or just ordinary conditions. Don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty.

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