Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Turners Beach are looking pretty lackluster. We've got a long stretch of small, weak surf and not much push behind it. It’s one of those times where you might be better off checking the tide pools or fixing a leash, because the ocean isn't giving us much to work with.

For the first week, from Wednesday the 5th through to Tuesday the 11th, conditions remain poor. The water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft to 3ft, and the energy in the water is weak too. We’re seeing two-digit readings, like 82 or 128, which confirms there’s just not much power in the waves. The lack of any decent period and size means it’s not really worth paddling out. There are a few windows where the wind is offshore and the surface is clean, like Thursday afternoon with that S wind, but even then the swell is too pathetic to get excited about. It’s just frustrating.

We finally see a little bump on Saturday the 8th afternoon. The swell pushes to a clean 3ft from the E, with a 9-second period, and the energy kicks up to a moderate 198 (moderate wave energy). The offshore wind from the SE is a huge positive, and it looks clean. This is probably the most surfable window in that first stretch, but it's still just ordinary. Then the wind turns on Sunday the 9th, with a fresh NNE breeze up to 25 km/h, making a mess of the 4ft swell. That one's a write-off.

There’s another interesting blip on the morning of Wednesday the 13th. The swell jumps to 5ft, but the period drops right off to 7 seconds, and the energy kicks up to a strong 468 (strong wave energy). This looks like a wind-swell spike with no shape. For a beginner spot like this, that size might be intimidating, and the short period is going to make it messy and challenging. After that, we're back into the doldrums.

The second week, from the 14th through to the 20th, remains poor. We see the same story, with small, weak swells and the only highlight being on Monday the 17th afternoon, where a 2ft E swell with a 10-second period and offshore winds might give you a few closeouts. But honestly, it’s all very average.

There is one small window on the morning of Monday the 19th. The wind goes glassy with a light W breeze, and the swell is 3ft from the ESE with a decent 10-second period and the energy gets up to a moderate 227 (moderate wave energy). That could offer a clean, if not small, wave for the dedicated. But the size is still a huge limiting factor.

Overall, the standout period, if you can call it that, is the Saturday afternoon the 8th and the Monday morning the 19th. On the 8th, you have a bit more size and clean conditions. The 19th offers the cleanest surface, but it's smaller. Don't expect any barrels or big days; this is a real patience test. The long-range stuff is far from certain, but the short-term forecast doesn't give us much hope either.

Rusty out.

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