Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Thirroul.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. There’s surf on offer, but it’s gonna take some patience to pick the right window. The water temp is sittin’ around 64°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothin’ wild there.

Straight up, Tuesday morning (11th August) is pretty flat and messy. We’re lookin’ at a weak 2ft S swell, with the energy at 199 – that’s light. The wind’s a cross-off from the west at 25 km/h, which keeps it sorta clean, but honestly, there’s not enough push to get excited about.

The first real glimpse of somethin’ worthwhile comes Wednesday morning (12th August). Swell picks up a touch to 3ft from the south, and we get a sweet offshore breeze from the WNW at 15 km/h. That’s clean surf. The wave energy is still modest at 222, but with that offshore wind, the lines should be tidy. It’s not gonna blow your mind, but it’s the best we got early on.

Friday morning (14th August) is another quiet standout. We’ve got 3ft of swell from the south, but the magic is in the wind – it’s glassy. A light 5 km/h breeze from the SW. That’s rare, mates. The energy is low at 173, but if you want a peaceful paddle on some clean little peelers, that’s your window. The spot’s fairly consistent and attracts a crowd *sometimes*, so you might get a few others, but it won’t be a zoo.

Now, there’s a disappointing run from Saturday (15th August) all the way through to the 24th of August. The swell bumps up a bit, but the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore most days, choppin’ it all up. The wave energy climbs into the 300s and even 800s (836 on the 23rd afternoon), but with strong winds from the SE and S, it’s just a messy, blown-out situation. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, with that much chop, it’s lookin’ more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle surfing day.

The one real standout in the long-range is Tuesday morning, 25th August. That’s the biggest pulse of the outlook – a solid 8ft south swell, with a cranked-up energy of 1834. That is serious power. But, I gotta warn ya, that size is expert territory only. The wind is cross-shore from the south at 20 km/h, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but for a strong surfer, there’s a lot of juice in the water. The period is 9 seconds – not a long groundswell, so it won’t be too straight, but it’s gonna be a handful. That’s the one session to circle on your calendar if you’ve got the skills.

After that, Wednesday morning (26th August) drops right back down to 3ft and glassy conditions, but with energy down to 113, it’s just a gentle cleanup.

Overall, if you’re after the cleanest, most user-friendly waves, aim for Wednesday morning (12th August) with that offshore wind, or Friday morning (14th August) for the glassy dawny. The big stuff on the 25th is for the brave only.

Stay salty.

Rusty.

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