Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk about what's cookin' for the next couple weeks, in feet and Fahrenheit.

First off, I gotta be honest – it's a pretty rough start. There's a long stretch of nothing good to kick things off. From Thursday the 6th of August right through to Sunday the 10th, it's mostly tiny, weak energy with a combined energy of just 23 to 69, and the wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions.” The swell is barely a ripple, often under 2 feet, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, making it pretty messy. Even the mornings that are glassy are just too small to do anything on. It's a tough watch.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday the 10th of August. The morning sees a clean 4-foot swell from the NE, with a cross-off wind from the west at 30 km/h, and the combined energy jumps to 369 – that's moderate energy. The afternoon is a bit smaller at 3 feet, but still clean with that same cross-off breeze. This is the first time the conditions look surfable, but it's still not a standout.

The best of the whole forecast window, and the only real standout here, is Friday the 21st of August. The morning is looking clean as a whistle. We've got a 4-foot, east-northeast swell with a period of 11 seconds – that's a proper groundswell with some decent shape. The wind is from the west-northwest at 15 km/h, which is cross-off and clean. Combined energy is a solid 286 (moderate), and the wave comment flips to “expect good surf conditions.” For Tuncurry-North Wall (beach/breakwater), this is the session to circle on the calendar. The swell direction (ENE) is a bit off the optimum (NE), but the clean conditions and decent size make it the pick of the bunch. The afternoon also holds up with 4 feet and a similar cross-off breeze, though the wind picks up a bit.

Before that, you'll notice a few days with small, clean swells, like the 15th and 16th of August, but they're all under 2 feet. The 18th and 19th see a slight bump in size to 3 feet and 3 feet, but the wind and energy are still just average. Nothing to get excited about.

Water temp at the start of the period is 65°F, which is about normal for this time of year with a slight anomaly of -1°F – so nothing weird there.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off, then we get a little taste on the 10th, but the real day to wait for is Friday the 21st of August. Patience, mates.

Rusty.

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