Totoralillo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get into it. The next 16 days have some tricky bits, but there are a few real standout windows if you time it right.

We’re kicking off at Totoralillo a classic point break that works best on a WSW swell. This spot is very consistent and exposed to the swell, which is a good start. The water is sitting at 60° and is a touch warmer than what you’d normally expect this time of year.

The first few days are a bit of a let-down. Friday the 28th has a 7 ft swell from the WSW with a strong wave energy reading (1587), but the wind is onshore from the WSW and the conditions are described as marginal. Not the time to get excited.

Saturday the 29th morning is where things start to change. We’ve got a solid 6 ft swell, still from the WSW, and the wind goes glassy – light SSW air at 3 mph. The sea surface is clean and the energy is high at 941. That’s looking good. That morning window is definitely the pick of the early days.

Sunday the 30th morning follows a similar theme: a dropping 5 ft swell from the WSW, glassy conditions with WNW wind at 3 mph, and a combined wave energy of 554. It’s clean but the swell is easing. By the afternoons, the wind turns onshore and the quality drops off.

Monday the 31st sees the swell back off to 4 ft, and the wind picks up to 12 mph from the SW by the afternoon, with poor conditions flagged. The energy reading is down to 358. A session to skip.

From the 1st of September through to the 3rd, the swell drops way off – down to 1 ft on Tuesday morning, then building back slowly. The wave energy is weak (around 300-400) and the winds remain onshore. The period jumps up over 15 seconds on some of these days, which is proper groundswell, but with that tiny size, there’s just no push. That’s a gap of three mornings with nothing worth paddling for.

By Thursday the 3rd afternoon, we see the swell pushing back up to 4 ft from the WSW, with a period of 16 seconds and energy reading of 907. That’s a proper groundswell building. But the wind is still onshore, so the conditions are only marginal.

Now, the real standouts come in the second week. Friday the 4th of September – look at the afternoon. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the WSW, period at 13 seconds, but the wind goes glassy from the north at 3 mph. The energy reading is 732 and the comments say “expect very good surf conditions.” That is the one to circle on your calendar. Crowds can be a factor at Totoralillo sometimes, but on a Friday afternoon with that quality, you might just luck out.

Saturday the 5th keeps the glassy theme going. Both the morning and afternoon have light NNW and WNW winds, clean conditions, and a consistent 4 ft swell from the WSW. Energy is moderate at 493 and 413. Not huge, but clean and fun.

Sunday the 6th afternoon also shapes up nicely with glassy conditions from the west, a 3 ft SW swell with a 16-second period, and energy reading of 640. The wave energy is moderate, but with that long period on a point break, expect some proper lines coming through. This is a bonus standout.

After that, from Monday the 7th through to the end of the forecast period, the swell hangs around the 2 ft to 4 ft range, but the wind stays onshore from the SW or WSW. The wave energy readings drop from 847 down to as low as 143 by the 11th. Conditions are either marginal or poor. Not much to get excited about in that stretch, though the 10th of September morning has a brief moment of glassy conditions and a small 4 ft swell from the SW – worth a look if you’re desperate.

All in all, the best on offer is Saturday the 29th of August morning for the bigger swell and glass, and Friday the 4th of September afternoon for the clean long-period groundswell on the point. Don’t sleep on that Sunday the 6th afternoon either.

Rusty.

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