Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty again. Let’s take the same read of Turners Beach but in feet and miles per hour.

The first few days have some surf, but the real action is around Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th – that’s where the size and clean conditions line up.

Monday the 7th starts with a 6 ft swell from the SSE at 9 seconds. Combined wave energy is at 511 – moderate. Wind is a light cross-off, so the morning is clean. Not a standout, but a good warm-up. Tuesday the 8th gets a bit messy with southerly winds at 19 mph, offshore but fresh, and the swell jumps to 6 ft with a short period of 6 seconds (energy 304). Afternoon swell hits 8 ft from the SSE, still offshore, but that short period makes it lumpy.

Wednesday morning the 9th is a beauty. Winds go glassy out of the NNW at 3 mph, and we’ve got a clean 6 ft SSE swell at 9 seconds. Energy is moderate at 434. That’s a window for some clean, lined-up waves – don’t miss it because the afternoon turns cross-shore and messy.

The big standout is Thursday the 10th. The swell builds to 10 ft to 12 ft from the SSE (9-second period), and the combined energy hits 2116 in the morning and 1382 in the afternoon – that’s strong to very strong. This is over 8 ft, so experienced surfers only. The wind is offshore (S and SSE) both sessions, keeping it clean. Expect powerful, heavy lines – this is the one.

Friday the 11th holds 8 ft to 8 ft from the SSE, offshore winds again, energy between 787 and 880. Still very surfable and clean.

Saturday the 12th drops to 7 ft to 8 ft, still offshore, energy 595 to 691. Good for the experienced crew.

Sunday the 13th offers 5 ft to 5 ft SSE/SE swell at 9 seconds, light cross-off winds, clean. Energy at 448 – a nice option for intermediates.

From Monday the 14th, it drops off hard. Swell falls below 3 ft, and winds turn cross-on or onshore for nearly a week. There’s a gap of several days with poor surf – energy readings below 200. Water temperature is about average for the time of year. On Wednesday the 16th morning, there’s a glassy 3 ft swell at 12 seconds (long period), energy at 325 – surfable but ordinary. The long-period swell at Turners Beach (a sheltered break) could give some clean little waves.

The rest of the second week is small, lumpy, and cross-onshore – nothing to write home about.

The two best windows: Wednesday morning the 9th for glassy 6 ft conditions, and Thursday the 10th for the big 10 ft to 12 ft offshore-cleaned-up swell – but that’s for experts only.

Rusty.

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