Wurtulla Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long flat spell to start, then some pulse of energy shows up, but it’s got mess written all over it.

The first real chance of anything worth waxing up for is Sunday the 9th, early. It’s not big – about 3ft – but it’s clean. Glassy conditions, light northeast air, and that east swell is rolling in at 9 seconds. Water’s sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so grab the hood if you’ve got one. The energy is moderate at 202, and it’s a fun, friendly size for a beginner. But don’t sleep in – by the afternoon the breeze swings onshore and it’s chopped out.

After that, it’s a wasteland. Monday through Thursday are all poor. A bit of swell bumps around on Monday, but it’s short-period junky stuff with poor winds. Tuesday and Wednesday are tiny – under 3ft – and just ordinary. Thursday’s barely a ripple. The whole stretch from Monday the 10th through to Saturday the 15th is a write-off. You’re looking at a good five days of nothing worth paddling for.

Then things get interesting, but not in a good way. From the 16th onwards, the swell fills in properly – we’re talking 4ft building to 6ft by the 19th and 20th. But the wind is relentless from the southeast, cross-onshore, and lumpy. The energy gets strong too – up to 595 and 612 by mid-week – but it’s all that raw, messy power with no shape. This setup at Wurtulla is a beach break, and with that much southeast wind and that size, it’s going to be a washing machine. Honestly, for a paddle surfer, it’s a skip. If you’ve got a kite, that’s a different story – that stretch from the 17th to the 20th looks far more interesting for you.

The waves stay solid through the 21st and 22nd, still around 6ft to 6ft, but the winds stay cross or cross-on, keeping things average at best. As we head into the last days of the window, the 23rd and 24th, the swell eases to 4ft with a touch more period – pushing 10 to 11 seconds – but the wind is still messy. It’s marginal, not worth getting excited about.

So, the bottom line: if you need a surf, make it Sunday morning, the 9th. That’s the only clean window in the whole 16 days. Everything else is either flat, blown out, or too messy to be any fun. The long-range stuff beyond the 20th is promising in size but the wind just won’t cooperate. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be doing something else with my mornings.

Rusty.

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