Tuncurry-North Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days for the Tuncurry-North Wall (Tuncurry-North Wall) are looking pretty bleak. The ocean's basically asleep for the first week and a half, with tiny, weak swells that just won't get it done. The best wave energy we see is a moderate 149 (combined energy of all swells directed here) on the 22nd of September afternoon, but even that comes with messy cross-shore winds and a short, weak period.

Starting Wednesday the 9th of September, we've got flat, glassy conditions with a 0.7 ft swell from the ENE. It's clear and glassy in the morning, perfect for a paddle, but there's nothing to ride. The water temp is at 66°, which is spot on average for this time of year, so no drama there. The onshore breezes pick up from the 12th, and while we get a few clean windows with offshore winds on the 11th and 15th, the swell is barely a ripple. The whole first week is a write-off – day after day of "poor surf conditions" with swell heights barely cracking 1 ft.

We hit a patch of slightly bigger, but still poor, swell from the 14th. Monday the 14th has a 4 ft NE swell, but it's a short-period wind swell (5 seconds) and onshore wind makes it a mess. Tuesday the 15th morning is dead calm and glassy again, but the swell is only 2 ft. This is a long stretch of nothing.

The only glimmer in the whole outlook comes right at the end, on the 22nd and 23rd of September. Tuesday the 22nd morning finally shows some life: a 4 ft NE swell with a light cross-offshore breeze, and the energy is moderate at 68. It's surfable but very ordinary. Tuesday afternoon the swell bumps to 5 ft, with a moderate 149 energy, but the cross-shore wind will chop it up. Wednesday the 23rd afternoon sees the biggest swell of the period – 6 ft from the NE, with a strong 315 energy – but that onshore wind at 12 mph is going to make it a churned-up mess, and it's a short period wind swell. For beginners, that 6 ft is too big and too messy.

The 24th looks interesting for experts only. A fresh offshore SSW wind at 19 mph cleans up a 7 ft NE swell, but it's a 7-second period and the energy is 485. It's going to be big, powerful, and lumpy – definitely not for the faint-hearted. The morning on the 24th is a bit smaller at 5 ft with the same offshore wind, making it a marginal call for the more experienced crew.

Overall, this is a flat spell. There's nothing to get excited about. The North Wall is a fairly consistent spot, but this run is a proper dud. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, I'd say leave the boards in the car. If you're a kite surfer, the afternoon of the 23rd with that 6 ft onshore swell might be worth a look, but for us paddle surfers, it's a big, fat zero.

Later, Rusty.

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