Twilight Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Twilight Beach. Let’s get into it.

The next couple of days are a bit of a write-off, if I’m honest. We’ve got some solid swell showing up, but the wind is just not playing ball. Tuesday afternoon is a no-go with a messy cross-onshore and a 7ft SSW swell that’s just getting chopped up. Wednesday stays ugly with strong cross-shore winds and a bigger 8ft swell, making it a real battle out there.

Now, Thursday the 3rd is where the spark comes. That’s your standout window. The wind swings offshore from the NNW, a gentle breeze, and that 12ft SSW groundswell (15-second period) will be charging in. The energy is pumping, with a reading of 4707. It’s clean, it’s offshore – but look, this is a big one. At 12ft, this is expert territory only. The water is sitting at 62°, which is pretty average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Friday the 4th is a complete disaster with strong gale-force winds, and Saturday the 5th offers a little respite with some cleaner conditions and a 10ft swell, but it’s not the quality of Thursday. The wind on Saturday morning is a cross-off, so it’s ridable, but the energy is still high.

We hit a flat spot from the 6th through the 8th. Sunday the 6th is blown out with onshore gales and a massive 16ft swell – that’s a washing machine. Monday and Tuesday are just as bad with strong cross-onshore winds and huge groundswell energy. Total mess.

The next real chance rolls in on Thursday the 10th. The swell has dropped to a much more manageable 6ft from the SSW, period is a sweet 15 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the north in the morning, swinging to a light cross-off in the afternoon. It’s clean, the energy is moderate (around 1612), and this is a good window for experienced surfers. This is the second standout.

After that, things get inconsistent. We get a 10ft swell on Friday the 11th, but it’s got onshore wind in the afternoon and a cross-shore chop. The 12th and 13th are mostly onshore slop. The 14th of September has a small 4ft clean swell, but it’s tiny.

Finally, the 15th of September brings another big pulse of 10ft swell with a 20-second period – very long period groundswell. That’s a lot of water moving fast. The wind is cross-shore and fresh in the morning, but the afternoon goes glassy with a light onshore. That’s the kind of energy that’s better suited to a point or reef, but at a beach break like Twilight, it might be a bit too straight. Worth a look for the brave.

All in all, your best bets are Thursday the 3rd for the big, clean, expert-only session, and Thursday the 10th for the cleaner, smaller, but still solid conditions.

Rusty.

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