Tuckers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what Tuckers is looking like for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, partner, it’s a slow start. For the first week and a half, there’s just no size to speak of. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell (combined energy mostly under 100), and the conditions are often ordinary or poor. You’d be scratching for a ride. There’s a real dry spell from now through to around the 22nd of September, where nothing really gets going. Then things get a little weird with a big, messy pulse of windswell right at the end.

On the 17th of September, Thursday morning, we see a brief moment of calm. The swell is a tiny 1ft from the ESE with a very long period of 12 seconds. The wind is dead calm, glassy. While the energy is low (82), the clean surface might tempt you out for a few small ones. But it’s hardly a standout.

The only real standout on the entire menu comes on Sunday the 27th of September, first thing in the morning. A new swell arrives from the NE at 3ft, with a solid period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a decent 269, which means there’s some actual juice. The wind will be light and cross-offshore from the WNW, leaving the surface clean. The swell direction is a touch off from the optimum ESE direction for Tuckers, but the quality of the waves and the clean conditions should still offer up some fun, well-shaped lines. It’s a point break, so that longer period will wrap in nicely.

Keep in mind that later on the 24th and 25th of September, a big, strong onshore windswell arrives (energy readings over 1000), but it’s blowing a gale onshore, making for messy, blown-out conditions. That’s a write-off.

So, your best bet? Get up early on the 27th of September. That Sunday morning session at Tuckers is the one to aim for. The rest of the period is either flat, marginal, or messy.

Rusty.

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