Two Ways Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get stuck into this one.

Overall, this stretch is a slow burner. The first few days are messy – gusty onshore winds and poor conditions stop us from getting excited. There is a decent run of surf from around the 11th onwards, but the waves are not huge. The standout period looks to be from Tuesday the 11th through to Sunday the 16th, when the winds turn cross-offshore, cleaning things up nicely. Before that, the first week is essentially a write-off.

Tuesday the 4th kicks off with light cross-shore wind but the water’s glassy enough for a smooth session if you’re desperate. The waves are a modest 3 ft of long-period SSW groundswell coming in (combined swell energy moderate at 540). The water sits at 86°, feeling a touch warmer than usual for the time of year. It’s not great, but you could salvage a soft top ride.

Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are rough – the wind picks up to a cross-onshore, making things choppy and ugly. Swell bumps up to 4 ft and 5 ft, but the quality is poor. Thursday has short period swell (10 seconds) and combined energy still moderate (846), but the chop is miserable. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 7th has a bit more size at 6 ft of SSE swell, but again it’s cross-onshore and messy. The period drops to 11 seconds, so it’s not a real groundswell. The energy is moderate (1186), but the conditions are marginal at best.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are a write-off with onshore winds and combined energy dropping (960 then 881). These are poor to marginal days. On Monday the 10th, the swell sits around 5 ft of SSE swell with light cross-onshore winds – okay for a quick go, but not your main day.

Now, Tuesday the 11th. This is where it turns. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore, and with a moderate 5 ft to 5 ft of SSE swell (period 10 seconds, combined energy moderate at 1136) the morning is described as clean. The afternoon gets even better with cross-off winds from the west. This is your best on offer for the whole window – clean conditions, rideable size, and the wave won’t be too crowded. Two Ways is a reef break, so with the long-ish period it could hold up well.

Wednesday the 12th through Saturday the 15th keep that clean cross-off wind pattern. The swell holds around 4 ft to 5 ft (moderate energy between 493 and 860). It’s not pumping, but it’s fun, clean surf. The best condition remains Tuesday the 11th afternoon with cross-off wind and clean lines. Sunday the 16th also looks clean with 5 ft and similar wind.

Into the second week, Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th see the wind turn onshore again. Swell picks up a touch to 4 ft from the SSW with a very long period of 18 to 20 seconds. That combined energy jumps to strong (1178 to 1591). However, with onshore winds, that long period energy will be lumpy and hard to paddle into. The direction is perfect for the reef (optimum from SE, it’s coming from SSW) so it’s close but not firing.

Best call: Tuesday the 11th afternoon at Two Ways. You’ve got a clean 5 ft of SSE swell with cross-offshore wind. Not huge, but really clean. Crowds are possible but with the quality that good, it’s worth the paddle.

Rusty.

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