Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Thirroul over the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. There’s some decent swell on the way, but a lot of it is going to be fighting cross-shore or onshore wind. The best bet is this Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, when conditions are looking clean and the swell has some real push behind it.

Friday, 31st July kicks things off, but it’s pretty ordinary. We’ve got a 5 ft south swell at 9 seconds, combined wave energy of 464 (moderate), but the wind is a cross-shore 6 mph from the south, making it choppy. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and jumps to 7 ft, which is just messy. Not worth paddling out today.

Saturday morning, 1st August is a little glassy with a light 3 mph SSE breeze – that’s clean. Swell drops to 5 ft from the SSE at 9 seconds, combined energy 342 (moderate). It’s surfable, but not a standout. The afternoon gets 5 ft with a light cross-onshore wind, so it’s only average.

Now, Sunday morning, 2nd August – this is the pick. A 5 ft swell from the SE at a long 12 seconds, combined energy of 661 (strong). The wind is a cross-offshore 9 mph from the NNW keeping it clean. That’s proper groundswell, with good shape and power. A bit of a wait between sets, but worth the paddle out. The afternoon turns cross with a 12 mph NE wind and the swell drops to 5 ft, so morning is the go.

Monday, 3rd August drops off to 3 ft SE at 11 seconds, energy down to 175 (weak). Winds are cross-offshore in the morning, clean but tiny. Afternoon sees offshore 16 mph from the WNW, but only 2 ft – surfable but very ordinary.

From Tuesday, 4th August through to Thursday morning, 6th August, the swell goes flat or near-flat – 1.0 ft to 0.3 ft – with clean but tiny conditions. Not worth a wet suit.

Thursday morning, 6th August brings back some hope: a glassy 4 ft south swell at 9 seconds, combined energy 255 (moderate). Clean and glassy. The afternoon gets a 9 mph SE cross-onshore and goes choppy again.

Friday morning, 7th August has a 5 ft SSE swell at 9 seconds, combined energy 327 (moderate), but it’s a light cross-shore. Not great, but not terrible. Afternoon goes cross-onshore and messy.

Saturday morning, 8th August is another glassy one – 5 ft SE swell at 10 seconds, combined energy 465 (moderate). No wind at all. That’s a solid window for clean surf, though the swell isn’t massive. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and drops.

Sunday morning, 9th August looks tidy: 4 ft SE swell at 10 seconds, combined energy 263 (moderate), with a light cross-offshore NNW breeze. Clean waves. Afternoon goes cross and messy.

From Monday, 10th August onward, the swell stays small and the wind gets messy. Monday morning is 3 ft from the ESE at 11 seconds, energy 292 (moderate), with a cross-offshore N breeze. Monday afternoon picks up a 4 ft ESE swell with an offshore 9 mph from the west – clean but small. Tuesday through Friday the 14th is mostly under 3 ft, with fresh cross-shore winds creating lumpy conditions. The window’s closing.

All in all, Sunday morning, 2nd August is the absolute standout – clean, solid groundswell, strong energy. Saturday morning the 8th is also a solid call for a glassy session. The rest of the week is either small or blown out.

Rusty.

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