Tuckers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Tuckers is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with next to nothing for the first week and a half. The wind is mostly howling out of the southwest, blowing straight across or onto the point, and the swell stays small and weak. The crew is gonna be sitting this one out for a while.

The first real chance of a wave comes on Saturday, the 8th of August. The northeast swell is still small, between 2.6 ft and 3 ft, but it’s glassy on the Saturday morning – dead calm, no wind. That’s a major positive for clean conditions. The energy is building though, with combined swell energy creeping up to 101 on Saturday morning and 129 by the afternoon. It’s not big, but it’s clean.

Things start to get a bit more interesting on Sunday, the 9th of August. The swell size picks up to 3.6 ft from the northeast, with a period of 10 seconds – that’s decent groundswell energy. The wind stays light and cross-offshore, keeping the surface clean. The combined energy hits 218, which is moderate to strong. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The longer period will mean better shaped waves at this point break, and the light offshore flow will make it feel like a proper session. But with Tuckers being a point that’s exposed to the swell and crowds are possible, there may be a few others with the same idea.

Water temperature is not given an actual value in the data, but there’s no anomaly label, so it’s about average for the time of year – nothing too wild.

After that, the wind gets messy again on Monday and Tuesday with fresh cross-shore breezes and the swell drops back. The 10th and 11th of August look ordinary again, with combined energy between 101 and 178 but the wind chopping it up.

Overall, the best session on offer is the Sunday, 9th of August – clean, groundswell, and a bit of juice. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. Don’t hold your breath.

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