Towradgi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Towradgi are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some real gems hidden in there, but you’re gonna have to be patient and pick your moments. The first few days are pretty lackluster, but it builds into a promising finish, with a couple of standout sessions that’ll make it all worth it.

We start off on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd with tiny, weak surf. The swell barely gets to 1 ft on Saturday, with a short period of 6 seconds from the NE. Combined energy is a pathetic 14 – that’s barely a ripple. Winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, so it’s not even clean. Forget it. You’re better off doing something else. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are more of the same – small, weak, and messy. We’re looking at a 4-day drought of anything worthwhile to start.

Now, Wednesday the 26th morning offers a tiny glimpse of hope. The swell lifts to 4 ft from the ENE with an 8-second period, and combined energy gets up to 184 – moderate. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SW, keeping the surface clean. It’s surfable, but it’s nothing to write home about. The water temp is about average for this time of year, no major anomalies. Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th morning see some glassy conditions – Friday morning is especially nice with a glassy surface and a 3 ft ENE swell, 9-second period, and 197 combined energy. It’s still just ordinary surf, but at least it’s clean.

Saturday the 29th morning is glassy again with a 3 ft ENE swell, but energy drops back to 131. Then we hit a rough patch from Sunday the 30th through Monday the 31st with onshore winds and no quality.

Here’s where it gets good. Tuesday the 1st of September is your first real standout. Tuesday morning brings a glassy, clean start with a 6 ft S swell, 7-second period, and a combined energy of 323 – moderate. The wind is glassy (WSW at 5 km/h), and it’s clean. Then Tuesday afternoon, it gets even better: the swell jumps to 7 ft from the S, 8-second period, and the combined energy rockets to 940 – strong. The wind goes light cross-off from the NNW (15 km/h), keeping it clean. This is the best wave of the first week. It’s pushing into intermediate territory at 7 ft, so beginners might find it a challenge, but for the rest of us, it’s on. Towradgi is a reef break, exposed to the SE swell, but we’re getting S swell here, so it’ll wrap in nicely. It’s very consistent and crowds can be possible sometimes. This is the session to aim for.

Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are a write-off with onshore and cross-shore winds and messy conditions.

Then we get the big one. Friday the 4th of September is the absolute standout of the entire outlook. Friday morning is glassy – dead calm with WNW winds at 5 km/h. The swell is a solid 10 ft from the SSE with an 8-second period. Combined energy is a massive 1033 – very strong. This is expert territory; over 8 ft, so only for the experienced crew. The wind is glassy, making it as clean as it gets. Friday afternoon stays good: the swell drops to 8 ft from the SSE, 9-second period, with 887 combined energy, and a light cross-off from the SSW (5 km/h). That’s still an excellent wave for experienced surfers.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September drop back down to 3 ft surf, but Sunday the 6th morning is glassy again with a clean 3 ft E swell, 8-second period, and 241 combined energy – a nice, mellow way to close out the window.

So, the two true standouts: Tuesday 1st September afternoon for a solid, clean 7 ft swell, and Friday 4th September morning for a big, glassy 10 ft swell for the experts only. Don’t waste your time on the first week of nothing – save your energy for these days.

Rusty.

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