Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the Tuncurry-North Wall region. The next two weeks are looking pretty quiet overall, with a long stretch of small, often messy conditions. The best we’ve got is a couple of brief windows of clean surf, but you’ll need to be patient and pick your sessions.

Overall, the pattern is dominated by weak, short-period swell and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. The first few days are a write-off, with tiny, poor surf. Then there’s a real gap from the end of the first week into the second week where the swell tries to pick up, but the wind just ruins it. The only real standouts are a couple of mornings when the wind drops off and the conditions clean up, but even then, the waves are small.

Let’s start with the best of what’s on offer. The most promising window is on Wednesday, 2nd September in the afternoon. The wind swings light from the west at 3 mph, turning cross-offshore, and the conditions are clean. You’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the east with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak (115). It’s not going to be big, but it’ll be the cleanest waves of the whole run. This is a beginner-friendly spot anyway, so that tiny size is perfect for a learner or a longboard.

Then, on Thursday, 3rd September, the morning session is also a good call. The wind is light from the west at 6 mph, cross-offshore, and it’s clean again. The same 1 ft to 2 ft east-northeast swell (55 energy) is on offer. It’s another small, clean day.

After that, there’s a long dry spell. The swell tries to build from the 10th of September onward, with a pulse of 5 ft to 4 ft from the east-southeast, but the wind is onshore or cross-on from the northeast at 9 to 16 mph, making for poor, choppy conditions. The energy does get up to moderate levels (357 on the 10th afternoon, 223 on the 12th morning), but it’s not surfable with these winds. The period is short, around 8 seconds or less, so it’s weak, wind-affected chop.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The only other glimmer is on Saturday, 13th September, in the morning. The wind goes glassy from the east-southeast at 3 mph, and the conditions are glassy. The swell is 3 ft from the east (129 energy). It’s a small, clean option, but it’s two weeks out, so don’t lock it in just yet.

Crowds are possible at this spot, as it’s a fairly consistent beginner-friendly break, but with the small surf, it probably won’t be too busy.

Rusty out.

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