Turimetta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s comin’ up for our patch.

We’re in for a bit of a mixed bag over the next sixteen days, with a solid run of surf this first weekend, then a slow drop-off into smaller, quieter conditions. The water temp is sitting around 64°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

First up, Turimetta Beach. Friday afternoon the 31st of July is a write-off – that south wind is cross-on, blowing 12 mph, and the surf is a messy 7 ft with a short period. Not one to get excited about.

Then we hit the good stuff. Saturday morning the 1st of August is where it starts to turn. The swell drops to a cleaner 5 ft from the SSE, with a light WSW cross-off breeze. The surf looks good, clean lines. Then Saturday afternoon goes glassy – 5 ft SSE swell, wind drops to near nothing out of the ENE. That’s a proper session, mate. The combined energy is moderate (413), so there’s some push there.

Sunday morning the 2nd of August is the real standout. Swell holds at 5 ft from the SSE, but the period jumps to 13 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell. The wind is light cross-off from the north. The combined energy is strong at 999. This is gonna be the pick of the first week, offering well-shaped, clean waves with plenty of power. It’s a beach and reef set-up, so that longer period will have some nice lines. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

Sunday afternoon goes a bit ordinary as the wind swings NE and picks up, blowing cross-on and choppy. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th are small and clean, but the swell just disappears – Tuesday has almost nothing (0.7 ft).

Wednesday the 5th has a small 4 ft pulse, but the wind is cross-off and clean, so could be a morning wave for the dedicated. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th both have clean mornings with 5 ft S swell, but the afternoons get ruined by onshore winds.

From the 8th of August onwards, the surf drops off significantly. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell (mostly under 3 ft) with inconsistent conditions. The energy readings drop into the double digits and low hundreds – weak. There’s a few mornings with clean conditions, but the wave size just isn’t there. The 10th and 11th of August have fresh offshore winds, which would be nice if there was any swell to work with, but it’s mostly flat. The 14th of August shows a small bump of 4 ft on Friday morning, but it’s pretty ordinary. After that, the 15th of August just fizzles out to tiny 1.0 ft.

So, the real call here is Sunday morning the 2nd of August at Turimetta Beach. That’s the one. After that, it’s a waiting game. The second week is mostly a no-go unless you’re desperate for a paddle in clean but tiny conditions.

Rusty

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