Totoralillo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty talking about Totoralillo. We got a bit of a mixed bag comin' at us over the next two weeks.

The early action is small but clean, with a little pulse of long-period SW groundswell building through the middle of the week. The real standout is shaping up for Wednesday, August 19th, when a bigger, longer-period energy rolls in. Water temp is sitting at 58 degrees or so, about normal for this time of year – nothing wild.

So, for the first few days we gotta sit through some very ordinary conditions. The first real recommendation comes Sunday morning, August 16th. Totoralillo is a very consistent point break that wants a good SW swell, and early on we get a clean 3ft glassy wave with a generous 14-second period and moderate energy. It's tiny but clean. But the real noise starts Wednesday morning, August 19th. It's a bit onshore, but that swell is building, hitting 5ft by the afternoon with a very long 15-second period – that's proper groundswell from the SW, and the combined energy is getting strong. This spot is a point break, so that long period will set up perfectly.

If you want the best window for the whole run, look to Saturday afternoon, August 22nd. The swell has dropped back to a more manageable 4ft, but the wind is dead calm – glassy conditions – and wave energy is still moderate. That's the kind of window where the lineup will be smiling. This break can get crowded sometimes, but on a glassy Saturday arvo like that, it'll be worth the company.

After that, the energy trails off. We hit a bit of a flat spell from Sunday the 23rd through to the middle of the next week, with tiny junky waves. Then things look interesting again towards the end of the month. From Thursday the 27th onward, a new longer-period SW swell builds nicely. By Sunday, August 30th, we get some real size: 7ft on the Sunday afternoon, with very strong combined energy. But the wind is cross-onshore at that point, so it will be a bit bumpy. That size is getting into expert territory, especially if you're not used to a solid point break.

The final burst is Monday, August 31st with another 7ft wave from the SW. Again, cross-onshore wind keeps it from being perfect, but those are the biggest, most powerful waves of the whole run. So, the standout is Saturday August 22nd for the cleanest, most fun combo of size and glass, and Wednesday August 19th for the first promise of real groundswell energy. For the rest, keep your eyes on the sky.

Rusty out.

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