Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the Tuncurry-North Wall stretch over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it’s a bit of a slow burner, and there are some proper flat spells to sit through.

Right now and for the next several days, the wave energy is just not showing up for us. The combined swell energy is weak, hanging around mostly single and low double-digit values like 3 to 27, which is basically nothing to write home about. Most mornings are coming in glassy or clean, but with tiny swell less than 3 ft, it doesn’t matter how clean it is—there’s just no surf to ride. The water temp is sitting at a pretty average 68°F, nothing unusual for this time of year.

We finally see a pulse on the morning of Tuesday the 15th, with a 4 ft swell from the NNE and, get this, glassy winds. That’s a rare moment of clean conditions. It’s short period at 6 seconds, so don’t expect much push, but for a beginner-friendly beach and breakwater setup like this, it could be a fun little window if you’ve got a longboard. The combined energy is moderate at 224.

After that, we hit a real dead zone. From Wednesday morning the 16th all the way through to Monday the 21st, the swell drops to barely a ripple. We’re talking 0.3 ft to 2 ft at best, even though some mornings are glassy and clean. This is a solid week-long gap with no real recommendation—just flat, flat, flat.

We start to see some life again on Tuesday morning the 22nd, but it’s a messy 5 ft from the ESE with a cross-onshore breeze and 6-second period. The energy picks up to a moderate 216, but the onshore wind makes for choppy, bumpy waves. Not the one.

Wednesday the 23rd morning brings a 5 ft NE swell with moderate energy (212), but the wind is onshore. It’s only rated as marginal, so keep your expectations low.

Thursday the 24th kicks off with a bigger 6 ft NE swell and a jump in energy to 324, but again, the wind is onshore from the NE at 6 mph. This is probably too big for beginners at over 5 ft, and the onshore wind will mess up the face.

The standout window, and I mean the only true standout in this whole 16 days, lands on Tuesday the 29th. Both the morning and afternoon show clean offshore winds from the WSW and SSW, blowing at 12 mph. The swell comes in at 4 ft to 4 ft from the SE to ESE, with a 7-second period. Combined energy is solid at 264. This is the one to point the car at. The offshore wind will groom those lines, and it’s a manageable size for most surfers—not too big, not too small. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be clean and rideable.

A quick heads up: crowds are described as “often” at Tuncurry-North Wall, so on that Tuesday the 29th, expect some company in the water.

Bottom line: get ready for a long flat spell. The only real session to pencil in is Tuesday the 29th, and even that is two weeks away, so keep an eye on the forecast. Trust me, it won’t stay poor forever—things can flip.

Rusty

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