Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s break down what Thirroul’s got cooking for the next couple of weeks. It’s a slow start but there’s some good juice coming.

No surf on Thursday the 23rd – just tiny 3ft ENE windswell with a scratchy cross-off wind. Friday the 24th shapes up better: clean 5ft south swell in the morning with light cross-off winds and moderate energy (336). The south groundswell has a 9-second period, so it’s got some shape. Friday afternoon goes onshore with ENE wind, so surf early. Saturday the 25th is a highlight: morning has offshore WNW winds on that solid 5ft south swell (11-second period, energy 456). Then Saturday afternoon the wind goes glassy at 3 mph from the southwest, waves drop to 3ft but super clean with 10-second period (energy 217). That’s fun, clean surf. Sunday the 26th morning is glassy again with light west winds, 5ft south swell and 11-second period (energy 463) – clean and consistent. Afternoon turns cross-on and gets marginal.

Monday the 27th is surfable but ordinary – 3ft dropping to 3ft. Tuesday the 28th goes tiny (1ft) with no energy. Wednesday the 29th is a mess: strong southerly winds at 19 mph cross-shore, with a lumpy 7ft spike in the afternoon but cross-choppy and ugly. That afternoon swell is short-period (9 seconds) but hefty energy (1109) – raw, not clean.

Thursday the 30th: a big southerly groundswell hits – 13ft at 12 seconds in the morning, energy very strong (7386). But wind is cross-shore at 16–19 mph, lumpy cross-chop. Experts only, and kite surfers will have more fun than paddle crew. Friday the 31st eases to 10ft in the morning (energy 2928) with light cross-winds, still marginal, dropping to 8ft in the afternoon but choppy.

Saturday the 1st of August is a standout. Morning glassy with light northwesterly winds, a solid 7ft south-east groundswell at 11 seconds (energy 1239). Clean, powerful, and for experienced surfers. Sunday the 2nd settles to 5ft with glassy morning winds (energy 421) – still clean and fun. Monday the 3rd goes small.

Second week: Tuesday the 4th morning has 5ft south swell with light offshore winds (energy 276) but short 7-second period. Wednesday the 5th afternoon is the call: 7ft south-east swell, 7-second period, with moderate cross-off winds and clean (energy 518). That’s punchy and fun. Thursday the 6th morning is 6ft with offshore winds and clean (energy 337). After that it fades.

Bottom line: best windows are Saturday the 25th morning and Sunday the 26th morning for clean, glassy south swell, and Saturday the 1st of August morning for a bigger, more powerful south-east groundswell under glassy skies – that’s the standout if you’ve got the skills. The big mid-week stuff around the 30th is for adrenaline junkies or kite surfers.

Rusty.

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