Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.17° S 152.51° E

Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuncurry-North Wall sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.4° 

Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, ESE swell with 1,154 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuncurry-North Wall this week:

The surf forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tuncurry-North Wall in the next 16 days are 2.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Tue 15th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 6s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 18th Sep)6ft (1.8m) 10s
Most Powerful 7PM (Fri 18th Sep)7ft (2.1m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a bit of a write-off for any decent waves around Tuncurry-North Wall. We’re looking at a long, flat spell before things finally start to wake up. Don’t get too excited, but there are a couple of mornings that look like they’ll be worth a look.

The first real surfable window shows up on the morning of Tuesday the 15th. The swell is tiny, only 4ft, coming from the NNE with a weak 6-second period. The energy reading is 199, which is moderate, but the real story is the wind: a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE will have things clean. It’s nothing special – surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon dies off quickly with a cross-shore wind and the swell dropping away.

We then hit a flat spell that lasts a couple of days. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are essentially dead – swells down to 0.3ft to 1ft, even with offshore winds. You’re not surfing that.

Now, the first real standout comes Friday morning, the 18th. The swell pushes up to 4ft from the SE with an 8-second period, and the energy jumps to 206. That’s moderate wave energy, and with a light cross-offshore wind from the south, it should be clean. This is the first morning that genuinely looks fun. It’s still small, but the quality is there.

The next morning, Saturday the 19th, is the pick of the entire run. The swell holds at 3ft from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the energy is solid at 217. But the headline is the wind – glassy, from the NNE. That’s as good as it gets for clean conditions. This is the one to circle. It’ll be small, but it’ll be clean and lined up. The morning is the time, as the afternoon turns onshore and chops it out.

After that, we go back into the doldrums. Sunday the 20th through to Tuesday the 22nd, the swell is weak and the winds are onshore or cross-shore. There’s nothing surfable there.

We see a little spike on Wednesday the 23rd with 3ft to 5ft swells, but it’s all NE wind swell with a short 5-6 second period, and the wind is blowing 19 mph onshore. That’s messy, junky surf. Not worth the paddle.

Then the run finishes with a bigger pulse of 5ft from the SE on the morning of Sunday the 27th. The energy is strong, reading 404, which is the biggest we see in the whole forecast. But the wind is back onshore from the NE at 12 mph, so it’ll be lumpy and poor quality. For a beginner, that 5ft is on the edge, and with the onshore wind, it’s not going to be pretty.

So, in short: the long-range stuff is a promise, not a certainty, but the standout is definitely the glassy Saturday morning on the 19th. Friday the 18th is your backup. Everything else, I’d give a miss.

Rusty out.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Height (m)
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ENE
14
0.2
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13
0.3
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
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6
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13
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13
1.8
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10
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ESE
11
2.1
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11
2
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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16
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54
87
49
131
147
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72
56
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17
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Wind (km/h)
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20
ENE
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NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNE
30
NE
15
N
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
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25
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25
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15
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SW
10
ESE
10
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High Tide
9:07PM1.59m
9:34AM1.52m
9:45PM1.48m
10:11AM1.52m
10:22PM1.36m
10:50AM1.49m
11:00PM1.23m
11:30AM1.45m
11:41PM1.12m
12:16PM1.41m
00:32AM1.02m
1:07PM1.38m
1:33AM0.96m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.24m
3:17AM0.20m
3:33PM0.28m
3:48AM0.26m
4:15PM0.35m
4:17AM0.33m
4:58PM0.43m
4:46AM0.40m
5:45PM0.52m
5:18AM0.48m
6:43PM0.59m
5:56AM0.56m
7:55PM0.64m
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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Information about the Tuncurry-North Wall Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Tuncurry-North Wall provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tuncurry-North Wall can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tuncurry-North Wall) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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