Surf Forecasts:
Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, ESE swell with 372 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuncurry-North Wall this week:
The surf forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuncurry-North Wall in the next 16 days are 1.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee, sit down. Rusty here. I've had a proper look at what's coming for Tuncurry-North Wall over the next couple of weeks, and to be honest, it's a bit of a frustrating stretch. There's nothing really firing, but let's break it down day by day.
The overall pattern is small, weak, and mostly disappointing. We start with a few days of tiny, crummy surf that isn't worth paddling out for, then we get a slight bump in size mid-week but the quality just isn't there. It's very much a case of "if you're desperate." The first real chance of anything at all comes on Monday the 17th, but it's a stretch to call it good.
We go into Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th with practically nothing. You're looking at 1ft waves from the ENE with a weak energy reading (19-20). The wind is cross-offshore from the SSE, so the water will look clean, but there's just no power. Saturday afternoon is rain showers, Sunday morning has light rain clearing to a sunny afternoon. Don't bother.
Monday the 17th is where we see the swell bump up a bit. The morning shows 4ft from the ESE, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds, with moderate energy (160). The comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and that's being generous. The wind is a light cross-off from the SSE, so it'll be clean, but those short-period waves will be soft. The afternoon gets worse as the wind swings SE and goes cross-shore, bringing in some chop. It's not good.
Tuesday the 18th is more of the same sad story. Similar swell (4-4ft from the ESE with 7-second periods) but with a cross-shore wind from the SE all day. The energy ticks up a bit (196-207), but the conditions are poor, with a slight cross-chop. Not a day to get excited about.
Now, Wednesday the 19th morning is frustrating. We get a glassy, clean surface with the wind dropping to zero from the east. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the ESE with a longer 10-second period, and moderate energy (182). It would be glassy and clean, but it's just so small. The afternoon gets ruined as the wind picks up from the east, going cross-onshore and messing up the 4ft swell. That morning window is the closest thing to a standout, and it's still a "maybe" for a longboard.
Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are a write-off. Thursday has a stiff onshore nor'easter at 18 mph in the afternoon, turning the 3ft swell into a washing machine. Friday is similar with a messy cross-onshore flow. Not worth it.
By the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd, the swell drops back down to below 3ft and the energy falls off a cliff. Saturday the 22nd morning might have clean 3ft waves from the NE with a cross-offshore westerly, but that energy is a weak 107. Sunday the 23rd sees a clean offshore wind from the SW, but the swell is only 1-2ft. You'd be floating.
The second week, from Monday the 24th right through to Sunday the 30th, is basically flat. The model shows barely any swell, with the combined energy dropping below 40 and often to zero. There are a few days with clean offshore winds, especially the 25th and 26th, but there's nothing to ride. The water temperature is an average 66°F, about normal for this time of year.
So, the honest truth? There's no true standout in this 16-day window. The best on offer, and I mean *best* in a very relative sense, is Wednesday morning, the 19th of August. If you have a log and you are desperate for a glide, the 2ft glassy conditions might give you a few slow, clean lines. But for any sort of proper wave, this forecast is a dud. It's a pattern of small, weak swells and poor wind alignment. It's one of those stretches where you don't bother checking the forecast and go do something else.
Stay patient,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
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19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 147 | 151 | 180 | 168 | 170 | 142 | 140 | 94 | 196 | 177 | 151 | 105 | 188 | 174 | 178 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.64m | 10:49AM1.43m | 10:55PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.42m | 11:34PM1.37m | 12:12PM1.39m | 00:15AM1.23m | 12:57PM1.37m | 1:00AM1.11m | 1:48PM1.36m | 1:53AM1.02m | 2:43PM1.36m | 2:58AM0.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.22m | 4:37PM0.37m | 5:06AM0.30m | 5:22PM0.46m | 5:39AM0.38m | 6:12PM0.55m | 6:12AM0.46m | 7:11PM0.64m | 6:51AM0.53m | 8:25PM0.69m | 7:41AM0.59m | 9:55PM0.68m | ||||||||
— | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
114 | 154 | 215 | 151 | 330 | 185 | 156 | 53 | 98 | 142 | 136 | 88 | 196 | 177 | 151 | 105 | 188 | 117 | 178 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | SSE 18 | S 16 | — | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | E 11 | SE 7 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 102 | 47 | — | 45 | 6 | 84 | 140 | 94 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 8 | S 15 | — | E 11 | NE 8 | — | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
18 | — | — | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | 17 | 20 | 65 | 81 | 41 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 7 | — | WNW 3 |
364 | 307 | 153 | 210 | 147 | 151 | 180 | 168 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 174 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 151 | 105 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 234 | 79 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
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Information about the Tuncurry-North Wall Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tuncurry-North Wall provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tuncurry-North Wall can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tuncurry-North Wall surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tuncurry-North Wall) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tuncurry-North Wall may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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