Towradgi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

First up, the opening days are pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a solid SW groundswell pushing through on Wednesday the 16th, with a 10-second period and waves hitting 10 feet. The energy is strong, sitting at 1720, but the wind is a fresh cross-offshore SSW breeze at 30 km/h. It’s got some push, but the conditions are only marginal. The swell direction is S, which works for Towradgi, but the wind will make it messy. Don’t get too excited.

Thursday the 17th is where you want to be looking. The swell drops to 8 feet from the SSE, period still 10 seconds, energy down to 950, but the wind is a gentle 15 km/h cross-offshore from the SSW. That’s clean, clean, clean. The morning session is the standout of this whole run. It’s got proper power, a good shape, and the offshore breeze is going to hold it up nicely. This is the pick of the first week.

Friday the 18th is a letdown. Swell drops to 4 feet, period 9 seconds, and the wind swings onshore from the E at 5 km/h. It’s small, weak, and honestly not worth paddling out for. Saturday the 19th is even smaller – 3 feet with light offshore WSW wind in the morning. It’s clean but tiny, barely surfable. Sunday the 20th has a slight bump in swell to 3 feet with a glassy NNE wind in the morning, but the period is 10 seconds, so there’s a little bit of life. Still, it’s marginal at best.

Then we hit a rough patch. Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd see the swell pick up but the wind turns to shit. Monday has a 4-foot SSE swell but a moderate cross-shore SSE breeze, making it poor. Tuesday has more size – 6 feet SSE – but again, onshore and cross-chop, so it’s not going to be clean. The energy is moderate (828), but the quality is just not there.

Wednesday the 23rd through the 29th is a steady decline in quality. The swell stays in the 4 to 6 feet range but the period drops to 7-8 seconds, which means short-period, wind-affected slop. The wind is mostly from the NE, which is cross-on for Towradgi. Thursday the 24th has a moderate NE cross-on breeze at 20 km/h, and it’s choppy. Not good. Friday the 25th has a brief moment with glassy conditions in the afternoon – 4 feet NE swell, 7-second period – but it’s still weak. Saturday the 26th gets worse with a fresh NE breeze at 25 km/h, making it onshore and lumpy.

The last stretch from the 27th of September through the 1st of October doesn’t offer much. The 27th has a 6-foot NE swell in the morning, but the period is only 8 seconds and the wind is NE cross-on at 10 km/h, building to 25 km/h in the afternoon. That’s a choppy, messy beach break. The 28th and 29th are similar – short-period, cross-on NE breezes, poor quality. The 30th has a small 3-foot ENE swell but with a moderate offshore W wind, so it’s clean but way too small.

The 1st of October sees a fresh offshore W wind at 30 km/h in the morning with a 5-foot SSE swell at 6 seconds. The period is way too short, so it’s going to be a bumpy, wind-blown mess. Not worth the paddle.

Bottom line: Thursday the 17th morning at Towradgi is your best bet. 8 feet, SSE, 10 seconds, clean offshore. After that, it’s a whole lot of average to poor. If you’re not locked in for that Thursday session, you might as well wait for the next groundswell.

One more thing – for the beginners out there, when that swell pushes past 5 feet, which it does on the 17th and again on the 22nd, it’s more of an intermediate to expert zone. Keep that in mind.

It’s a mixed bag, but there’s always something if you read it right.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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