Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

First up, the water’s sitting at about 67° – that’s pretty normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about, just standard winter fare.

The next couple of days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got a building swell but the wind is a messy cross-off from the SSE, and the period is a short, mushy 7 seconds. That combo is just not going to produce anything worth paddling out for. Saturday morning has 7ft of SE windswell, but the energy is still pretty weak (373) and the conditions are marginal. Saturday afternoon bumps up to 7ft (547 energy), but it’s still a bit of a mess.

The real standout is Sunday, the 19th of July. We’re looking at a solid 10ft of east swell rolling in with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a massive 1714 – that’s strong, serious power. The wind is still a cross-off from the SSE, but it’s clean. Now, this is a big one. At 10ft, this is expert territory only. It’s going to be too big and too powerful for beginners. The swell direction is east, and the optimum for this spot is northeast, so it’s not perfect, but the sheer size and energy will make it a heavy, grinding day at the wall. The morning is the pick, as the wind is lighter.

Monday the 20th of July is a different story. The swell drops to a more manageable 7ft from the east, still with a 10-second period. The energy is strong (828), but the real magic is the wind – glassy in the morning. That means absolutely no wind, clean as a whistle. This is the best quality window of the whole run. The morning session will be smooth, lined-up east swell with no chop. Crowds are often a thing here, so get out early.

After Monday, it fades. Tuesday drops to 5ft and the wind turns onshore, making it poor. By Wednesday, we’re down to 3ft and the quality drops right off. The rest of the week into the start of August is a flat, weak stretch with tiny waves and poor conditions. There’s a long gap of poor to no surf from the 22nd of July right through to the end of the forecast. A few days in early August have a tiny bump of 2ft, but it’s onshore junk. Not worth a second look.

So, the best on offer: Sunday the 19th for the big, powerful, expert-only stuff, and Monday the 20th for the cleanest, most user-friendly waves of the period.

Rusty.

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