Totoralillo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your stretch of coast. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag of building swells and messy winds, but there are a couple of distinct windows where it all lines up and you’ll want to be in the water.

The first few days, honestly, are a write-off. Friday and Saturday are pushing through with cross-onshore breezes, making everything lumpy. There’s some size on Saturday afternoon – about 6ft from the SW – but the wind will have it chopped up and ugly, so you’re not missing much. Sunday looks similar with a 8ft SW swell but that light cross-onshore will still put a wrinkle on the face. We’re looking at moderate wave energy through this stretch, but it’s not clean. If you’re a kitesurfer, this setup with the wind and the swell over 5ft might be more your game than a paddle surfer’s.

Then comes the standout. Monday morning, the 10th of August. The wind drops right out to glass, and we’ve got a solid 6ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 14-second period. That’s proper long-period energy that’ll wrap nicely around the point at Totoralillo. The combined energy is strong, and with the surface as smooth as a lake, this is the pick of the whole outlook for experienced surfers. It’s a touch on the bigger side, so not for the beginners, but for the rest of you, this is the moment. The water’s sitting at 59°, which is about a touch warmer than usual for the time of year, so it’s slightly more comfortable than you’d expect.

After that, the week drops off. Tuesday and Wednesday are small – you’re looking at ankle-to-knee slop, nothing to get excited about. Tuesday’s wave energy is weak, and even though Wednesday is glassy, there’s barely any push. We’re waiting for the next pulse.

Thursday the 13th looks more promising. The morning is glassy, with a clean 3ft WSW swell and a 16-second period. Wave energy is moderate. It’s not big, but it’s clean and the longer period suggests some fun, lined-up waves down the point. The afternoon goes dead calm, and it stays glassy, so that afternoon session could be a real highlight for the smaller boards.

Friday the 14th is okay but smaller again, with 2ft on offer. The glassy morning will have a few clean ones, but it's not a standout. The weekend of the 15th and 16th is mostly forgettable, with onshore breezes and small swell. The exception is Saturday afternoon, where the wind swings offshore and leaves it glassy with a 4ft WSW swell. It’s rideable but not epic.

Into the second week, it’s all about looking ahead. The 17th and 18th bring some size back – around 4ft to 5ft – but the cross-onshore winds are back to spoil the party. Tuesday morning the 18th has a 14-second period and 3ft with just a light cross-on, though it’s marginal. You’d be scratching for one.

The next real standout is a week and a bit away, on Thursday the 20th of August. The afternoon is forecast to go glassy with a clean 5ft SW swell. The combined energy is moderate, but the clean conditions will make it feel much better than the raw numbers. That’s a proper after-work surf, for sure.

Then we roll into the long-range. Friday the 21st is clean and small, with 3ft in the morning and 3ft in the afternoon, both glassy. Fun, but not a headline act. The final day, Saturday the 22nd, is where the other big standout sits. The morning is messy, but the afternoon flips dramatically – the wind swings to a N cross-off at 9 mph, and the swell jumps to 5ft from the SW with a 15-second period. The combined energy is strong, and the clean conditions make this the other top call of the whole outlook. For experienced surfers, this afternoon session is worth putting in the diary. It’s a week and a half out, so promising but not locked in, but if it holds, you won’t want to miss it.

So, my call: Monday morning and Saturday afternoon on the 22nd. Those are your two golden windows. The rest is picking through the scraps.

Rusty

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