Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Turners Beach over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it’s a pretty flat and quiet run for the most part. The water’s sitting where you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual in the temperature. Most days are offering small, weak waves with a combined energy that barely gets into the moderate range, often under 200. There’s a long gap of days with barely anything worth paddling out for, and the wind is often cross-onshore or just messy. The first real standout doesn’t show up until Monday, August 17th.

Monday morning, August 17th, is the best bet by a long shot. The wind goes glassy – absolute zero – which is a rare treat. You’re looking at a clean 5 ft swell from the south, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 624, which is a solid moderate pulse. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s not huge, but with that glassy surface, it’ll be clean and fun. After that, Tuesday morning, August 18th, has a bigger 6 ft swell from the SSE with a longer 13-second period and combined energy hitting 1009, but the wind turns cross-onshore, so it’s not as clean and could be a bit tricky.

Before that, there’s a whole lot of nothing. From now right through to the end of the first week, the surf is small, often under 3 ft, with poor wind and low energy. Wednesday morning, August 5th, offers a tiny 2 ft ESE swell with a light cross-off breeze, but it’s very ordinary. The same goes for most mornings and afternoons – you’ll find clean conditions sometimes, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. The period is often short, around 8–10 seconds, which doesn’t help.

Overall, the pick of the whole 16 days is that Monday, August 17th morning glass-off. If you can wait, that’s your window. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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