Turimetta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’re looking at the next couple weeks at Turimetta Beach, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a slow start. The first solid call doesn’t come until Monday 20 July, so we’ve got a few days of nothing really worth paddling out for.

The week kicks off with Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July looking pretty grim – onshore winds, lumpy, and the combined swell energy is weak at best. Saturday 18 July is much the same, just messy cross-onshore chop. Not worth wetting the wetsuit.

Come Sunday 19 July, things start to tease us. We’ve got a moderate pulse of east-northeast swell around 6 ft coming in with an 11-second period, and combined swell energy sitting at 883 – that’s moderate wave energy. The morning wind is light cross-onshore, which keeps it messy, and the afternoon switches to light onshore. It’s marginal at best, but the seeds are there.

Now, Monday 20 July is where it gets real. Early morning, Turimetta Beach (Australia) gets a clean setup. The swell is a solid 5 ft from the east-northeast with a 10-second period and combined energy of 613. The wind is offshore from the west-northwest at just 3 mph – that’s clean, lined-up surf. This is the standout of the first week. Water temp is 64°, which is about average for this time of year with only a -0.2° anomaly, so nothing unusual there. The break is fairly consistent and exposed to the east-southeast swell, and with that offshore breeze, the quality will be on. But keep in mind, crowds are sometimes an issue here, so get in early.

Tuesday 21 July morning is still worth a look – glassy conditions with a light north-northwest wind, and the swell holds at 5 ft from the east-northeast, combined energy of 410. It won’t have the same punch as Monday, but glassy surf is always a treat. Wednesday 22 July and Thursday 23 July drop off in size, with clean mornings but smaller waves around 4 ft down to 3 ft. Surfable, but nothing to write home about.

We hit a real dry patch from Thursday afternoon through to Tuesday 28 July. Most of that period is tiny, weak, and often onshore. The combined swell energy dips below 100 on Tuesday 28 July, which is really weak. Not much doing.

But hold onto your leggies, because Wednesday 29 July serves up a big one. The forecast shows a solid 10 ft south swell rolling in, with a 10-second period and combined swell energy of 2753 – that’s very strong surf zone energy. The morning has light offshore northwest wind and it stays clean through the afternoon with a light cross-offshore breeze. This is expert territory, no doubt about it. Anything over 8 ft is strictly for experienced surfers, and that’s what we’ve got here. The break is a beach and reef setup, and with this much south swell and a period of 10 seconds, it’ll be powerful and take some respect. Crowds are possible, but this kind of size usually thins the pack. This is the second true standout, but it’s over a week away, so keep an eye on the forecasts as it gets closer.

Thursday 30 July drops back quickly with a 6 ft south swell but moderate cross-offshore winds that keep it clean. Friday 31 July is bigger again at 7 ft but moderate cross-offshore winds and the combined swell energy is 938 – moderate to strong. Still clean, but the winds are stronger and the quality drops off compared to Wednesday.

All in all, the best bets are Monday 20 July for cleaner, intermediate-friendly waves and Wednesday 29 July for the big stuff if you’ve got the skills. The rest of the window is either too small, too windy, or just not worth rushing out for.

Stay safe, Rusty.

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