Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf outlook for Turners Beach. It’s a bit of a slow burn for the next week or so, but there’s a real cracker of a window waiting for us further out.

Right now, the surf is pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a long stretch of days with weak, jumbled energy and onshore winds making a mess of things. From Wednesday the 2nd right through to the morning of Monday the 14th, it’s a real struggle to find anything worth paddling out for. The swell is small, mostly under 3 feet, and the wind is often cross or onshore, leaving the surface choppy and uninviting. There are a few brief windows of clean conditions, like Friday the 4th morning with a light offshore breeze, but the swell is tiny at 1 feet, so it’s more of a chance to get the board wet than to score anything decent. The combined wave energy is weak, hanging around the 60 to 150 mark, which tells you there’s just not much push in the water.

Then, the whole picture changes. Mark your calendars for Tuesday the 15th of September. That’s the standout. Early in the morning, we’ll see a proper SSE groundswell roll in at 6 feet with a long period of 14 seconds, and the wind is going to be blowing offshore from the south at 15 mph. The combined energy jumps right up to 1428, which is a serious amount of power. The afternoon gets even better, with the swell building to 8 feet from the SSE and a period stretching out to 15 seconds. That’s very long-period groundswell, and it’s going to be clean and lined up with the offshore wind. This is excellent surf, but it’s big – 8 feet is solid, so this is for experienced surfers only. The conditions are going to be world-class for a few hours.

Wednesday the 16th still has some grunt, with a 5 foot SSE swell and a 13-second period in the morning, still with offshore winds. It’s a step down from Tuesday but still a good session. The energy drops off into the afternoon, and by Thursday the 17th, we’re back to small, clean but ordinary waves.

The water temperature is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual. The best break is Turners Beach itself, which is a sheltered spot. It’s a very consistent break, so when the swell arrives, it will be working. Keep in mind it can get crowded sometimes, but for that Tuesday session, it’ll be worth sharing the lineup.

So, to sum it up: the next week and a half are a write-off. Don’t bother. But save your energy for Tuesday the 15th of September. That’s the day the ocean wakes up, and it’s going to be a ripper for the crew who are ready for it.

Rusty.

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