Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Turners Beach over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the start of this forecast is a bit of a rough one. There’s decent sized swell on the 16th and 17th of September, pushing 10 ft to 12 ft from the SSE, but the wind is up – fresh breezes making it messy. That kind of size, with that much wind, is pretty much a miss for good surfing. The combined energy readings are high, 870 to 1864, showing there’s a lot of juice in the water, but it’s not the clean kind of power you want.

Things start to look up on Friday morning, the 18th of September. The swell drops to a more manageable 6 ft from the SSE, with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – just a slight air from the SSW. That’s the window. Clean conditions, moderate wave energy at 469, and a consistent break that’s very consistent. This is the standout of the whole run. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, no surprises there.

After that, the surf fades fast. Saturday the 19th shows small waves, dropping to 3 ft in the morning, and it just gets smaller. From Sunday the 20th right through to the end of the month and into October, we’re looking at wave heights mostly under 5 ft, often under 3 ft. The energy readings dip into the low hundreds or even below 100. There are glassy moments, like Sunday the 20th morning, but the swell is just too weak to get excited about. A long-period 17-second swell pops up on Saturday afternoon the 19th and Monday the 21st, but the height is tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft. That’s a long wait for a wave that barely breaks.

From the 20th of September through to the 1st of October, it’s a long, flat run. There’s no real punch in any of it. Offshore winds appear now and then, but with no size to work with, you’re just looking at clean, small conditions. Not worth paddling out for.

If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, Friday the 18th of September morning is the one. Glassy, clean, a solid 6 ft from the SSE, and Turners Beach is a sheltered spot that handles that direction well. That’s your best shot. The rest is a waiting game.

Keep an eye on the sky, because after that big push in the middle of September, it goes quiet for a solid week and a half. Forecasts can always change, so don’t write off the whole run just yet, but as it stands, it’s a lean period.

Rusty.

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