Turimetta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into the outlook for Turimetta Beach.

We are looking at a slow start, no lie. The first couple of days are a write-off with barely any swell and a lot of cross and onshore wind, so don’t bother getting the wax out just yet. There’s a gap of nothing real until the morning of Wednesday, July 15th, when a solid 8ft S swell at 10 seconds shows up, but the wind is cross-off and the data calls it marginal. It’s too big for beginners, and the short period has it a bit messy. The afternoon drops a little but the wind goes cross and the quality drops.

Thursday the 16th stays around 7ft S swell, but it’s a short 8 second period and cross winds, making for poor conditions. Friday and Saturday the 17th and 18th drop right off in size but the wind stays ugly.

Now, Sunday the 19th starts to get interesting. The morning pushes 6ft from the E at 10 seconds, but it’s cross-on. The afternoon shows a 7ft ENE swell with a longer 11 second period, getting 998 energy, which is moderate. The wind is still cross-on, so it’s not a classic Turimetta day.

The real standout begins on Monday, July 20th. The morning is okay at 6ft ENE, but the afternoon is where it’s at. A glassy 6ft ENE groundswell with a 10 second period and light winds. For Turimetta Beach, glassy is gold. The crowd factor is “sometimes”, so you might have a few out, but the water temp is around 65°F, right on the money for this time of year. That session is the pick of the first week.

Then it gets even better. Wednesday, July 23rd is the standout of the whole run. A clean 7ft E swell at 12 seconds, with 1084 energy, and light offshore winds from the SW. That’s a proper point-and-reef swell, and Turimetta being exposed to the ESE likes this direction. It’s rated for experienced surfers at that size – over 5ft, it’s not for beginners. For the crew who know the bank, that Thursday morning will be firing.

Thursday afternoon fades into marginal conditions, but the following few days are still very good. Friday, July 24th morning is clean again, 6ft E 12 second swell with offshore NW winds. Saturday, July 25th is back-to-back clean and offshore all day, with 5-6ft E 12 second swell. Sunday, July 26th is glassy in the afternoon. That whole long weekend from July 23rd to the 26th is a solid run of easterly groundswell with good winds. The energy is moderate to strong in that stretch, so the swell will have plenty of push.

After that, it tapers off. Monday July 27th is still clean and fun with 5ft E swell, then Tuesday July 28th is offshore but dropping to 4ft. The last few days of July into the 29th are fading out to tiny, marginal stuff.

So the one to circle on the calendar is Wednesday July 23rd morning for the best combination of size, period, and offshore wind. The Monday July 20th afternoon glass-off is the sneaky good one for the first week.

Rusty out.

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