Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run for our stretch of coast. The first real hint of anything even vaguely surfable doesn’t show up until Tuesday, 15 September, and even then it’s only just. There’s a solid block of flat, poor conditions before that, so you’ll be looking at a gap of about ten days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Let’s start with the only spot on the cards: Tuncurry-North Wall. It’s a beach/breakwater setup, beginner-friendly, fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell and the optimum direction is from the NE. The water temp is about average for this time of year – nothing wild.

The first glimmer comes on Tuesday, 15 September, in the morning. We’ve got a tiny bit of energy from a NNE swell, only 3 ft, with a short period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (86). The wind is glassy, though – a light WNW breeze, dead calm. That’s a major positive. It’ll be clean, but the waves will be small and weak. The afternoon turns onshore, so it’s back to ordinary.

Wednesday, 16 September, is more of the same. The swell sticks around 3 ft from the NE, period still short, energy low (49). The wind is light and cross-shore, so there’s a bit of bump on the surface. Not great.

Thursday, 17 September, brings a risk of thunderstorms, but the afternoon offers a slight improvement. We get a 2 ft ENE swell, period still short, but the energy picks up a bit to 55. The wind goes glassy again – that’s the standout moment here. The waves will be tiny, but clean, and if you’re desperate for a splash, that’s your window.

Then Friday, 18 September, things get a bit more interesting, but not in a good way for paddling. The morning shows a 4 ft NE swell, short period, and a cross-onshore breeze making it choppy. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 6 ft from the NE, with a combined energy of 229 (moderate), but it’s blowing onshore at 25 km/h. That’s messy, and it’ll be a washout. For a beach/breakwater setup like this, with that much wind and swell, it’s looking more like a kite session than a surf. The weekend is all onshore and small, so not worth a mention.

Honestly, the best of a bad bunch is Thursday, 17 September, in the afternoon. It’s the only time you get clean, glassy conditions with a tiny pulse of energy. But bring your smallest board, and don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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