Turimetta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming up for Turimetta Beach.

The forecast period starts with a bit of a wait, but there's a real gem coming. Saturday the 12th dawns glassy with a 4ft south swell and the water's sitting at 64°, which is about average for the time of year. That's your window – clean, smooth, and the combined swell energy's a solid moderate 621. Get amongst it early, because by afternoon the seabreeze swings ENE at 12 mph and it's all over.

Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are pretty average mornings – cross-shore and cross-off winds, dropping swell, not worth paddling out for. The afternoons are a write-off with onshore breezes.

Tuesday the 15th looks clean in the morning with a light SW 9 mph cross-off breeze, but the swell's tiny at 3ft from the NE with weak energy (128). Not much to work with.

Now brace yourself – Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th get serious. A big south groundswell pushes in, hitting 15ft by Wednesday afternoon with a very strong 4108 energy. But it's howling S-SSW winds at 22 mph, making it an onshore mess with a lumpy cross-chop. Only for the brave, and even then, the quality's shot. This is more of a kite-surfing show.

The real standout is Friday the 18th morning. The wind drops to a light NW 3 mph offshore, and there's a clean 5ft groundswell from the ESE with 11-second period (871 energy). That's going to be lining up nicely across the beach and reef, with clean faces and long, rippable walls. This is your best bet on offer.

Saturday the 19th morning is also glassy with a light NW breeze and a fine 5ft ESE swell (573 energy). Almost as good, but the swell's a touch smaller.

From Sunday the 20th through Monday the 21st, it fades to tiny leftovers under 3ft with weak energy and poor winds. Tuesday the 22nd sees another spike to 12ft onshore south swell, but again it's cross-on and messy.

Wednesday the 23rd morning shows a glimmer with a 5ft S swell and light cross-shore wind (572 energy), but it's marginal. Thursday the 24th morning cleans up again with a light N cross-off breeze and a long-period 3ft S swell at 12 seconds (267 energy), but it's tiny. The rest of the period to Sunday the 27th is mostly tiny and onshore, though Sunday morning is glassy again with a tiny 3ft north-east swell – surfable but weak.

So to wrap it up: the standout is Friday 18th morning at Turimetta Beach – offshore wind, 5ft ESE groundswell, clean and lined up. Saturday 19th morning is the backup with glassy conditions. The rest of the 16 days is either too big and windy, or too small and messy. Get those days marked.

Rusty.

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