Tullan Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks at Tullan Strand are looking pretty bleak for a wave. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf ahead, with a lot of wind messing things up. But there is one window of real hope on the horizon, so let’s break it down.

We start off this Friday morning, the 28th, with almost nothing – a tiny 1ft bump with a weak 8-second period. The water’s a balmy 62°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s about the only good news. It’s just not doing anything.

The weekend is more of the same. Saturday the 29th is flat, with ankle-biters around 0.7ft. Sunday the 30th sees a slight lift to 1ft and 2ft, but the energy is still weak. We’re talking combined energy of just 33 and 63, which is barely a ripple. The wind is light though, with some glassy patches on Sunday afternoon, but there’s just no swell to push.

Monday the 31st is where it gets properly frustrating. The swell jumps to 5ft, and the energy climbs to 226, but the wind is howling from the west at 25 km/h, making it a choppy, cross-onshore mess. It’s a lot of water moving around but no shape to it. Not what you want to paddle into.

Tuesday the 1st of September is still weak, with morning surf around 4ft. There’s a slight cross-off wind that cleans it up a bit, but it’s still marginal. Wednesday the 2nd is similar – a little push in the afternoon to 4ft with clean conditions, but it’s all a bit average. A lot of work for not much reward.

Now, here’s the standout. Thursday the 3rd of September, the morning looks like our best bet. We’ve got a solid 6ft of west swell with a proper 11-second period. The combined energy jumps to 819, which is a real boost of power. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW, keeping it clean. This is the day to get out there. The afternoon, however, falls apart – the swell jumps over 10ft and the wind swings onshore and fresh, making it a stormy, lumpy mess. So it's a morning mission.

After that, the window slams shut. Friday the 4th is big, 8ft, but with 30 km/h cross-onshore winds, it’s just a wild and woolly scene. That’s more for the kite crew than us paddle surfers. The weekend is a write-off, just a lot of messy, onshore slop. The entire following week is a washout with waves running at 3ft or less and winds all over the place.

So, in short: if you’re keen, mark your calendar for Thursday the 3rd of September. Get down there early for the clean 6ft west swell. That's your window. Everything else is a grind. Keep the faith, this place won’t be flat forever.

Rusty.

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