Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for our patch is a slow burn. It’s not going to have you scrambling for your board bag every morning, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll all line up and it’ll be worth the wait. The first week is mostly a write-off, with the real action coming in the second week, so don’t hold your breath just yet.

The run starts with a bit of a dud. Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th are poor. We’ve got some east in the swell, but it’s weak and the wind is all over the shop—cross-on and choppy. The swell energy is weak, under 230, and it’s just not doing anything for us. Tuesday and Wednesday aren't much better either, with tiny, short-period lines that won’t break properly.

We finally see a glimmer on Thursday the 13th. It’s not exciting, but it’s surfable. The morning is clean but tiny at 2ft, and the afternoon picks up to 4ft from the SSE with a light offshore. It’s ordinary, but at least you won’t be staring at a flat ocean. Still, that’s not the one to get excited about.

Then comes Friday the 14th. This is our first real standout. The morning brings a solid 8ft of south swell, and the energy jumps right up—over 1600 in that combined reading. It’s a big jump, and with that cross-offshore wind, it’s going to be clean. This is for the experienced crew; at that size, it's not a beginner's wave. The afternoon backs off a bit to 5ft but stays clean. This is the day to make the most of.

The weekend dips again. Saturday the 15th is a bit messy with showers, and Sunday the 16th drops right back down to tiny, weak surf. We’re back to the doldrums. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are still small, but the energy is building again, and by Tuesday afternoon we’re looking at 7ft of ESE swell with clean offshore conditions. That’s back into the good stuff.

From Wednesday the 19th through to Friday the 21st, we’ve got a solid run. The swell sits around the 7ft to 8ft mark, and the direction is working for us. The wind is offshore for most of it, which is a huge positive. The pick of this bunch is Friday morning, the 21st. It’s glassy—total glass—with 7ft of east groundswell, period at 10 seconds, and a combined energy reading around 755. That’s clean, powerful surf that will have some push to it. This is the other standout, and the one that might be the best of the entire window because of those perfect conditions.

After that, we lose it. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd see the wind swing onshore and get messy, with some serious chop and lumpy conditions. It’s back to poor. The last few days of the window, into Monday the 24th, are still just marginal—not worth getting your hopes up for.

So, there you have it. It’s a lean fortnight, but that Friday morning on the 21st is the one you want to be circling on the calendar. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising rather than guaranteed, but if it comes together, it’ll be worth the wait.

Keep an eye on the water temp, by the way. It’s sitting at 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. And if you’re heading out on the 14th, remember the crowd factor—it’s a sheltered spot so it can get a bit busy when it’s good.

Rusty.

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