Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Tuncurry-North Wall.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a tough watch. The forecast is mostly a flat, long stretch of tiny, weak energy. You’ll see a lot of mornings and afterdays with waves under 2 feet, a messy wind direction, and the combined swell energy barely cracking 100 (65) for the most part. It’s a real slow period for the region.

We kick off on Wednesday, September 2nd. The morning shows a tiny 2 foot easterly windswell, weak as dishwater with a combined energy of 65. Wind is light from the NW, but it’s cross-shore, so don’t expect much. The score is a zero, and the report says “poor surf conditions.” That theme hangs around for days. Thursday and Friday are the same story – tiny waves, no power, winds switching around.

The first real flicker of life comes on Saturday, September 5th, in the afternoon. A 3 foot pulse from the NNE bumps the combined energy up to 105. It’s rated a 1 out of 10, but it’s “surfable waves.” The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the WNW, so the surface will look tidy. Still, the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s a junky, close-out windswell. Not great, but it’s the only thing that even qualifies as surfable in the first week.

Sunday the 6th through Tuesday the 8th sees a little more size, but the quality is terrible. On Tuesday afternoon, the swell hits 8 feet from the NE! That’s a big number, but combined energy is 696, and it’s a full-on onshore wind from the NE at 15 mph. The report says “poor surf conditions.” That’s a messy, blown-out mess. For experts only, and even then, it’s not gonna be fun.

We get a couple of clean-looking windows from Wednesday the 9th to the 10th, but the waves are back down to 2–3 feet. The wind is clean and cross-off from the SSW on the 9th, but the energy is only 103. The 10th brings a fresh breeze and light rain. Still not a real standout.

The real hope, if you can call it that, is Monday, September 14th. The morning is glassy. Wind is dead calm from the NE at 3 mph. The swell is a tiny 2 feet from the ENE, but that glassy surface means the little bumps will be clean. The combined energy is 68. It’s a “surfable waves” rating of 1. It’s the only day in the whole stretch with a glassy wind. It’s not going to be epic, but if you’re desperate for a slide, that’s your best bet. The afternoon that day is also clean with a light cross-off from the S. It’s the only real standout because of the wind conditions.

The period ends on the 17th with a 0.7 foot swell and a 13-second period from the ENE, but with a moderate offshore WSW wind at 12 mph. The energy is only 17. It’s a clean, tiny, long-period pulse, but there’s no power to push the waves.

Bottom line: The pick of a very poor bunch is Monday, September 14th for the morning glass-off. If you miss that, the rest of the 16 days is a bust. The breaks are too weak and onshore for paddle surfing. You’d have better luck with a kite if the wind is up.

Stay patient, crew. This stretch is a write-off.

Rusty.

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