Surf Forecasts:
Wurtulla surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, ESE swell with 528 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wurtulla this week:
The surf forecast for Wurtulla over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wurtulla in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wurtulla over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s on the table for Wurtulla over the next couple of weeks.
Right now, we’re in a rough patch. The first week is pretty much a write-off with messy, choppy conditions and no real recommendations. From the 15th right through to the 20th, it’s all poor surf – lumpy cross-shore winds and onshores keeping everything ugly. The swell hangs around between 3ft and 7ft, but the wind’s just wrecking it. The combined swell energy fluctuates from 117 up to 477 (moderate to strong wave energy), but it doesn't matter with that wind.
The first bright spot doesn't come until Friday the 21st morning. The wind goes glassy from the NE at 3 mph and we get a tiny 3ft swell from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The combined energy is weak at 119. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Still, that glassy morning is the first clean window.
Saturday the 22nd looks even better. The morning brings a light offshore from the WSW at 3 mph with 4ft from the E and an 8-second period, giving us 164 combined energy. That’s a clean, surfable morning. The afternoon goes glassy again with 3ft from the E. These two days are the best on offer in the first half of the outlook. Light winds and clean conditions after all that chop.
Then we get another quiet, poor stretch from the 23rd to the 27th, with small, weak swells and onshore winds.
Now, the real standout is on Friday the 28th of August. Wurtulla is getting a nice 6ft swell from the east with an 8-second period and a combined energy of 424 – that's strong wave energy. The morning wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNW at 6 mph, so the surf should be clean and well-shaped. This is the pick of the whole run. For a beginner-friendly spot like Wurtulla, this might be a touch bigger than ideal for total beginners, but it's manageable.
Saturday the 29th morning is also worth a mention – glassy conditions with a WNW wind at 3 mph and 5ft from the ENE (7 seconds), giving 397 combined energy. Clean again, but that Friday morning is the one to circle.
Sunday the 30th morning has a light cross-offshore from the SSW and a longer-period 3ft swell from the ESE at 10 seconds. The combined energy is 287. Clean but small.
Overall, it’s a slow start, then a couple of clean, small days around the 21st-22nd, and the real highlight is the Friday morning the 28th. That’s where you want to be. It’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 171 | 187 | 273 | 161 | 196 | 400 | 411 | 482 | 438 | 385 | 245 | 336 | 133 | 212 | 141 | 112 | 70 | 78 | 78 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.70m | 10:32AM1.51m | 10:36PM1.53m | 11:17AM1.48m | 11:10PM1.35m | 12:08PM1.43m | 11:44PM1.17m | 1:08PM1.38m | 00:23AM1.02m | 2:20PM1.36m | 1:27AM0.90m | 3:34PM1.38m | 3:10AM0.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.24m | 4:24AM0.20m | 4:33PM0.36m | 4:58AM0.25m | 5:22PM0.50m | 5:33AM0.30m | 6:19PM0.63m | 6:10AM0.36m | 7:32PM0.72m | 6:55AM0.41m | 9:08PM0.75m | 7:52AM0.45m | 10:44PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 13 | — | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 3 | — | 61 | 57 | 75 | 128 | 111 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 78 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 66 | 81 | 212 | 141 | 112 | 64 | 41 | 28 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | — | 20 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | NE 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 89 | 171 | 187 | 273 | 161 | 196 | 400 | 411 | 482 | 438 | 385 | 245 | 336 | 133 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 41 | 41 | 163 | 41 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 163 | 41 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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