Turimetta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a decent little window coming up for Turimetta Beach, but you gotta pick your moments. The standout is Sunday morning, 2nd August – that’s the one to clear the schedule for.

Sunday morning brings a solid SSE swell around 5ft, with a nice 13-second period, so it’s got some real push and shape. Combined energy is at 999 – that’s strong, not crazy, but plenty for a fun session. Wind’s light from the north, cross-off, so the face should be clean and lined up. The water’s sitting at 64°, pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there. This is the pick of the whole 16 days.

Monday morning the 3rd drops to 3ft from the SE, still a decent 11-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 294. Wind’s light from the NNW, cross-off, so it’ll be clean again. A solid follow-up session. Monday arvo turns offshore with WNW wind at 6 mph, but the swell’s down to 3ft – surfable, but nothing special.

Tuesday morning the 4th is tiny – 1.0ft from the ESE with only a 7-second period, combined energy just 20. Not worth paddling out. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th mornings both show 3ft and 4ft from the south, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so the waves will be weak and lumpy – winds are okay but the quality just isn’t there. Friday morning the 7th is 4ft from the south at 9 seconds, with a light offshore from the west – clean, but that short period means it’s not going to hold up great.

Saturday morning the 8th is glassy, dead calm, with a tiny 2ft south swell at 8 seconds – combined energy just 93. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The rest of the first week and into the second week is mostly small, with ENE swell around 2ft to 3ft, often onshore or cross-shore, and barely enough energy to bother. There’s a glassy morning on Thursday the 13th, but it’s only 2ft at a 9-second period – combined energy 67. More of a paddle than a surf.

From about Sunday the 9th through to the end of the run on Monday the 17th, it’s a long stretch of weak, messy conditions. There’s a couple of mornings with offshore winds and 2ft to 3ft ENE swell, like Saturday the 15th (3ft, combined energy 110, offshore from the W), but the period is short at 9 seconds, so it’s just ordinary beach-break dribble. The groundswell we saw early on is gone.

Bottom line: Sunday morning 2nd August is your best bet – clean, solid 5ft SSE groundswell, light offshore-ish wind, and plenty of energy. Monday morning 3rd is a good backup. After that, it’s mostly small and average, with a few clean but weak mornings. Not a complete washout, but don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty.

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