Surf Forecasts:
Wurtulla surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period, SE swell with 1,467 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period. 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 2.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wurtulla over the next 16 days.
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Hey, Rusty here. Wurtulla’s outlook starts rough – from Monday the 6th through Thursday the 9th it’s all cross‑shore wind, lumpy chop, and weak little waves. Water temp is 69°, a touch cooler than average for July. Not worth suiting up.
Friday the 10th morning offers a brief chance: a cross‑off breeze with 6ft SE swell at 10 seconds and moderate energy (987), but it’s still marked as marginal. Cleanest we’ve seen though. Then Saturday the 11th goes tiny and messy.
Best bet this week is Sunday the 12th morning. Light cross‑off wind, glassy clean, with a 3ft ESE swell running a long 11‑second period. That’s groundswell from the ideal direction, energy around 275 – perfect for a beginner break. Crowds will be likely, but it’s worth the company.
After that, Monday the 13th has 2ft swell and offshore wind, but barely any punch. Then a long quiet stretch until the next highlight.
Look ahead to Sunday the 19th afternoon: 6ft E swell at 8 seconds, moderate energy (461), light cross‑off breeze, clean. A bit bigger, maybe too much for total beginners, but good for intermediates. A long‑range call, so keep tabs on it.
Monday the 20th drops to 4ft, and the last day, Tuesday the 21st, is tiny onshore bumps. That’s it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 569 | 574 | 383 | 530 | 1328 | 1130 | 1282 | 1022 | 568 | 759 | 196 | 665 | 234 | 278 | 157 | 115 | 270 | 256 | 180 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.26m | 00:29AM1.45m | 1:19PM1.31m | 1:22AM1.35m | 2:26PM1.39m | 2:25AM1.26m | 3:36PM1.50m | 3:36AM1.19m | 4:43PM1.64m | 4:47AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.78m | 5:51AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.51m | 7:03AM0.41m | 7:20PM0.57m | 7:52AM0.40m | 8:37PM0.60m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.58m | 9:46AM0.33m | 11:15PM0.52m | 10:45AM0.26m | 00:21AM0.43m | 11:43AM0.19m | 1:18AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 94 | 58 | 72 | 64 | 957 | 1130 | — | 204 | 568 | — | 196 | 322 | 234 | 278 | 157 | 115 | 270 | 256 | 180 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | ESE 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 65 | — | — | 50 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 21 | 101 | 170 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SW 4 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 3 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 550 | 569 | 574 | 383 | 530 | 1328 | 4 | 1282 | 1022 | 3 | 759 | 116 | 665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 916 | 7 | 158 | 158 | 41 | 158 | 163 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
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