Thirroul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Thirroul over the next couple of weeks.

First off, we’ve got a bit of a flat spell to start. The first real recommendation doesn’t come in until Wednesday, August 19th, so that’s a solid couple of days of nothing worthwhile. From there, it’s a real mixed bag with only a couple of windows that are worth paddling out for.

Wednesday the 19th has a clean morning with light cross-offshore wind from the north at 6 mph. Swell is tiny at 2ft from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is weak (153). It’s surfable, but very ordinary – you’ll be scratching for anything with shape.

Thursday the 20th is similar: clean again in the morning with a north-northwest cross-off breeze, but the swell drops further to 3ft from the east, period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is down to just 53. Another day for the longboard or a walk on the beach.

Friday the 21st offers a clean afternoon with a NNW cross-off breeze, but we’re still looking at weak 3ft ENE swell with a 6-second period. Combined energy is only 88. Ordinary stuff.

Now, the first real standout is Tuesday the 25th. The morning session is looking glassy – dead calm, slight air from the SSW. The swell picks up to 5ft from the SSE with an 8-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 425. That’s moderate to strong energy (425). The break is Thirroul, a beach and reef, and it’s exposed to the SE, so this SSE swell will wrap in nicely. The water temperature is your typical late winter, nothing unusual for the time of year. The crowd can be around sometimes, so you might have company, but it’s worth it for the clean, glassy conditions and that energy.

Wednesday the 26th is another quality pick. Morning has a clean, moderate offshore breeze from the west-northwest at 16 mph. Swell is 3ft from the south with an 11-second period – longer period groundswell, which will favour the reef at Thirroul and give better shaped waves. Combined energy is strong at 350. The wind is moderate offshore, so clean faces. This is a solid session for the experienced surfer, as the wind is fresh.

After that, the options fade. The last decent mention is on Friday, August 29th morning, with a slight air and offshore west-northwest wind, but the energy is low at 116 from a short-period 3ft ENE swell. It’s surfable but nothing special. The outlook then trails off into September with weak, small swells and poor wind. Basically, we get two real windows – the 25th and 26th of August – and that’s your lot for the fortnight.

Rusty

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