Turners Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got cookin' for Turners Beach over the next couple of weeks.

First up, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is pretty sheltered, and for the first week, it's a bit of a struggle. We're looking at a lot of small, weak swell. The combined energy is barely registering at 58 (Sunday morning), which is super weak. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild. The swell is mostly short-period stuff (8 seconds), so no real grunt behind it. Sunday morning the 23rd has some offshore wind but the waves are only 2 ft from the ENE – that's knee-high at best. The score is a zero, so I'd say stay home and wash the car.

Things start to nudge up a tiny bit on Monday the 24th morning. Glassy conditions, wind from the SSW at 3 mph, and a small S swell at 2 ft, but the energy is still pretty ordinary (124). Not worth paddling out for anything special.

We get a bit more juice towards the end of the first week. Thursday the 27th afternoon has a 4 ft ENE swell with gentle offshore winds from the SE at 9 mph, energy is up to 297 – that's moderate. It's surfable, but the wave comment says "very ordinary conditions." It's still small and the period is short.

Now, hold onto your boardies, because the real highlight shows up on Monday the 31st of August. The morning session is looking like the pick of the whole outlook. We get a 5 ft SSE swell, which is the biggest of the run, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps to 594 – solid moderate energy. The wave comment says "expect good surf conditions." That's the standout. The afternoon gets even weirder – a 3 ft SSE swell but with a very long period of 17 seconds, energy hits 822. That's a serious groundswell. But here's the thing: a period that long (over 15 seconds) can make beach breaks a bit too straight and fat. At Turners, being sheltered and likely a beach setup, it might not peel as nicely as a point break or reef. Still, with the size and clean conditions, it's definitely worth a look.

After that, the second week looks pretty ordinary again. Tuesday the 1st of September has onshore winds, and the swell drops off. By Saturday the 5th, there's a glassy morning with a 2 ft SSE swell and a 14-second period (273 energy), but it's tiny. The rest of the week is mostly small and messy, with cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions.

So, to sum it up: the first week is mostly flat or marginal, but the morning of Monday the 31st of August is the one to circle on your calendar. That's your best bet for a proper surf. Everything else is pretty quiet. The gap between decent days is basically the whole first week, with that one standout in the middle of the second week. If you're a beginner, the 5 ft swell might be a touch too big, but it's manageable. For experts, it's fine. Don't expect much consistency – this area tends to have these blank runs, so it's not unusual.

Rusty.

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