Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. It's been a slow start for our stretch of coast, but there's some serious potential brewing if you’re willing to wait it out. We're looking at a 16-day window that kicks off pretty flat and windswept before a solid run of groundswell later in the first week and into the second.

Right now, it’s quiet. Saturday the 4th offered a tiny 1ft east swell but not worth getting wet for. Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th are write-offs with onshore junk. You’ll have to sit through a few days of nothing much.

The first real glimmer shows up on Tuesday morning, 7th July. Tuncurry-North Wall will see a jump to 4ft from the southeast with a clean offshore breeze from the SSW. The energy jumps to a moderate 532, and the long 14-second period means proper groundswell lines. This is a beginner-friendly spot, so don't expect anything too aggro, but with those conditions it’ll be a fun, clean wave.

Wednesday the 8th stays solid. The morning has a 3ft ESE swell with gentle offshore winds again (energy at 347). The afternoon builds to 6ft (energy 821), but it’s a cross-off wind, so it’ll be a little bumpy. Still worth a paddle.

Now, Thursday the 9th is where it gets interesting. Morning brings 8ft of SE swell with light WSW offshore winds! The energy is pumping at 999. This is solid, powerful swell – too much for beginners, but for the experienced crew, this is going to be firing. The 10-second period is decent, but that size on a beach/breakwater setup might get a bit heaving. Afternoon stays clean with 7ft and offshore SW winds.

Friday the 10th offers a drop back to 3ft but it’s glassy clean in the morning with a nice 13-second SE swell. A great morning session for the intermediate punter. It fades out by the afternoon.

The weekend of the 11th and 12th is a mixed bag. Saturday is a small onshore mess, but Sunday the 12th recovers with 4ft ESE swell and light WNW cross-off winds. Clean, but nothing epic.

Then we hit a long, flat lull from the 13th through to early on the 18th. Tiny windswell and offshore winds that will keep the ocean looking like a lake. Don't bother. That’s almost five days of nothing.

The standout of the entire forecast is the final Sunday, 19th July. This is the one. Tuncurry-North Wall gets hit by a 6ft SE groundswell with a very long 13-second period, pumping energy at a strong 1041. The wind is light WNW cross-off in the morning, turning glassy in the afternoon. This is excellent, clean surf for experienced surfers. If you’ve been waiting, this is your day. The previous evening (Saturday 18th) also has a solid 5ft SE swell with moderate offshore winds (energy 544) as a warm-up.

Water temps are sitting around 67°F, which is pretty average for this time of year. No major anomaly.

Rusty.

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