Wurtulla Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Wurtulla's got cooking over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak run for the most part. The majority of the forecast is filled with poor surf conditions, thanks to a persistent run of cross-onshore winds that’ll have the place looking lumpy and choppy. There’s a nasty stretch from the 10th through to the 14th where we see a big jump in swell, with wave heights hitting 10 ft on the Thursday afternoon, and the combined energy spiking to a massive 1141. But before you get excited, those winds are howling at 22 mph from the SSE, turning it into a dangerous, wind-affected mess. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, not much fun. For a beach break like Wurtulla, that kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

For most of the first week and a half, the swell is small, mostly between 2 ft and 5 ft, with a short, weak period under 8 seconds and weak to moderate combined energy figures, often in the double digits or low hundreds. It’s just not doing anything worthwhile.

The one real glimmer of hope comes right at the end of the window. On the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September, we get a taste of something different. A tiny 2 ft swell from the NE, but what makes this special is the glassy conditions. The wind is dead calm from the NE at only 3 mph. For a spot that’s been getting hammered by onshore breezes, that is a rare gift. The combined energy is a modest 113, so it’s not powerful, but with near-perfect conditions, it’ll be surfable and super clean. It’s a beginner-friendly height, and while the period is short at 8 seconds, the lack of wind makes it the standout session of the whole outlook.

Then we get another brief moment of calm on the morning of Thursday the 17th of September. Again, glassy conditions with a 2 ft swell from the ENE, though the energy is even lower at 58. A small, clean morning.

Aside from those two tiny windows, the wind is almost always a problem. Even on the days where the swell direction (ESE to SE) lines up with the spot’s optimum (ESE), the wind is cross or cross-on. Crows are noted as "often" here, so on those few clean days, it might feel a bit busy.

So, the long and short of it is: wait for the morning of Tuesday the 15th or Thursday the 17th of September, and get out early before the breeze picks up. The rest of the time, you might as well stay on the sand.

Rusty.

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