Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a yarn about what’s on offer at Topaz Street over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up: if you’re after a proper surf, this stretch is looking pretty slim for the first week and a half. The waves are small, the winds are messy, and there’s not much to get excited about. The water is sitting at 72°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year – a good 6° above average, so you’ll be comfortable in boardies.

The first real nod comes on Wednesday morning, 26 August. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the S with a period of 13 seconds, and we’ve got a sweet cross-off breeze from the SE at 6 mph. That should keep things clean. The combined energy is a moderate 350, so there’s some push there. It’s a small, clean morning – not a standout, but the best we’ve seen so far.

Then we hit a dry spell. Thursday through to Monday morning, it’s mostly onshore or cross-on winds with tiny swell in the 1 ft to 3 ft range, and the scores are low. The wind just won’t play ball. The afternoons are particularly poor.

There’s a little window on Saturday morning, 29 August – 3 ft from the SSW, 17-second period, light cross-on from the SSW at 6 mph. Energy is a strong 433, but the wind is just a touch onshore, so it’s not going to be glassy. Still, for a brief moment, it might be worth a paddle.

The next real chance to get stoked is on Saturday morning, 5 September. We’ve got 3 ft of SSW swell with a period of 16 seconds, and a clean cross-off wind from the SE at 6 mph. The combined energy is a strong 509. This is the pick of the entire forecast – clean conditions, decent size, and a solid long-period groundswell that will wrap in nicely at this beach/jetty setup. Keep in mind that with a 16-second period, sets will be spaced out, but the waves will have proper shape and power. It’s not huge, but it’s the best on offer.

Then on Tuesday morning, 8 September, another promising window: 3 ft from the SSW, 13-second period, and a clean cross-off from the SSE at 6 mph. Energy is strong at 592. This one could be just as good as the Saturday before, maybe even better with that extra energy. The wind will make for clean faces.

That’s about it. There’s a lot of ordinary days in between, with onshore winds ruining the afternoons and mornings being marginal. The standout sessions are definitely Saturday 5 September and Tuesday 8 September mornings. Aim for those. The rest, you’re probably better off getting coffee.

Rusty.

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