Tullan Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've had a proper look at the charts for Tullan Strand, and to be honest, it's a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. There are no good surf options in the 16-day window, not a single day I’d willingly paddle out for. It’s one of those blank runs that can happen here, a frustrating stretch where the ocean just doesn't line up.

We start off right now, on Wednesday the 12th, with tiny 1ft WSW swell and a cross-off breeze. The combined energy is a weak 34, and the call is "poor surf conditions." That’s the story for the next few days, really. Thursday the 13th morning teases a bit with 2ft and offshore wind, the energy climbs to 100, but the conditions are still just "very ordinary," scoring a 1. The wind goes bad in the afternoon. Friday the 14th through to Monday the 17th is a washout. We see onshore and cross-on winds, tiny swell, and energy readings mostly under 105. A note for Sunday the 16th morning: the wind goes glassy at 3 mph from the WSW, which is a beautiful sight, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft with an 8-second period. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. You’d be floating.

Then we get a bit of size on Tuesday the 18th, with 5ft swell in the morning, energy at 334, and clean cross-off wind. But it's still only a "marginal forecast" with a score of 1. The afternoon sees the swell jump to 8ft and energy to 1085, but a howling 19 mph cross-shore wind from the SW makes a mess of it. That’s followed by Wednesday the 19th, where a massive 12ft swell rolls in – energy is a hefty 2380 – but it's accompanied by 25 mph cross-on wind and light rain. The period is a solid 11 seconds, so there's power, but with that wind, it’s just a complete blowout. This is serious size, too big for anyone but experts, and even then, the quality will be awful. Honestly, with that much wind and that setup, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The rest of the forecast into the second week is more of the same. We get one more half-chance on Tuesday the 25th morning, where a 2ft NW swell with a 10-second period meets a light 6 mph offshore from the SE, giving us "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It scores a 1. After that, it fades away again. The energy readings drop back under 100, and the winds turn messy. So, there you have it. A long stretch of poor conditions. It tends not to stay this poor for long around here, and forecasts can change, but for now, I’d save the wax for another week. Rusty.

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