Tippers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

We’re only looking at Tippers, a reef break that’s very consistent and exposed to the SW. The water is sitting at 76°, which is a solid 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a very unusual warm spell, so you’ll be surfing in near-bathwater conditions.

Now, I gotta be straight with you: the first real bit of surf isn’t going to show its face until Thursday the 4th, and even then it’s just a marginal 3ft to 4ft SSW swell with a period of 16 to 17 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which means better shaped waves, but for a reef setup like Tippers, that’s actually a good thing. The wind is light to gentle cross-onshore, so it’s not going to be glassy, but it’ll be rideable. The combined energy is moderate at 690 to 1000. Friday morning the 5th is similar, with 3ft SSW swell, cross-on wind, and energy around 979. It’s not a standout, but it’s something to wet your line.

The real kicker comes into view on Sunday the 6th. We get a jump in size to 7ft from the S, with a 14-second period. The combined energy jumps to 1591 – that’s strong. The wind on Sunday morning is light cross-onshore, and by the afternoon it turns light cross-shore, which is a better angle for Tippers. That afternoon session is the best on offer for the whole outlook. The waves will have some punch, and the light wind means the surface will be clean with just a few small crossing ripples. This is your window.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th hold onto that 6ft to 7ft range, but the wind is a steady 9 mph cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a bit more chopped out. By Wednesday the 9th, the swell drops back to 4ft, and we’re into a long stretch of smaller, marginal surf.

From Thursday the 10th all the way through to the end of the outlook on Friday the 18th, we’re looking at waves mostly between 1ft and 3ft. The wind stays light to gentle, mostly cross-onshore or onshore, but the energy drops off a cliff. The combined energy falls to between 220 and 764, which is just weak. There’s nothing here that’s going to get your heart racing. The 21-second period long-period swell on Thursday the 17th is a tease, but the size is only 2ft – not enough to do anything with.

So, the standout is without a doubt Sunday the 6th, especially the afternoon. Get in the water while the 7ft S swell is hitting with clean light cross-shore winds. The rest of the fortnight is mostly a waiting game or a chance to practice your pop-up on small stuff.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty.

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