Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim stretch for Tuncurry-North Wall. This is a beach/breakwater setup, exposed to the NE, which is the direction most of our little pulses are coming from, but the quality just isn't there. We’re looking at a long, dry spell. The first real surfable window doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 25th of August, and even then, it's nothing to write home about.

We’ve got over a week of near-flat, weak conditions. The energy readings are tiny, down in the low double-digits, with hardly any push. Through this first week, you’ll see a mix of tiny windswell and onshore slop, with the odd glassy morning on Saturday the 22nd, but the swell is barely a ripple at 2 ft from the NE. The water temp is sitting around 65° here, which is about average for this time of year.

The first faint pulse that’s worth a look arrives Tuesday the 25th of August. We’ve got a bit of NE swell bumping up to 4 ft, and crucially, the wind swings SW off the land in the morning. That’s clean, offshore conditions for a break that favours a SW offshore. The period is a short 7 seconds though, so it’s a local windswell – small, a bit crumbly, but rideable on a longboard. The combined energy hits 123 (moderate), but the wave comment says “surfable but very ordinary,” so keep expectations low. The afternoon gets a S’ly cross-off, still clean, but the size drops to 3 ft and energy falls to 99. That Tuesday morning window is the pick of the bunch, but that’s not saying much.

Following that, Wednesday the 26th keeps a clean offshore flow from the SSW, but the swell backs off to 2 ft with a slightly better period of 9 seconds. Energy is weak at 71. Still, if you're desperate, it’s clean.

After the 27th, the wind turns onshore again and the swell gets messy, with onshore NE winds and only small 3 ft to 4 ft waves. The final entry on Wednesday the 2nd of September shows a quick spike in size to 5 ft, but it’s a 6-second period NE windswell with onshore wind, so that will be wind-blown junk. Combined energy hits 167 (moderate), but it’s unsurfable in those conditions.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best you can hope for is a clean, weak knee-to-waist high wave on Tuesday the 25th morning with no crowds likely. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. The lack of consistent swell means it’s a normal quiet period for the area. Forecasts can change, but for now, I’d keep the board in the car and the wax in the cupboard.

Rusty.

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