Wurtulla Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here.

Right off the bat, I’ll tell ya straight up: this is a tough run for Wurtulla. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions comin’ our way, so don’t expect much in the way of good waves for a while.

Lookin’ at the whole 16-day window, the first real chance at anything surfable is Friday morning, the 21st of August. Up until then, it’s just poor surf with cross-onshore winds and choppy mess. On that Friday morning, we finally get a bit of a break – glassy conditions with a light SSE breeze at 3 mph, and a small 4ft swell from the east at a short 7-second period. The wave energy is weak, just 170 (combined energy), so it’s pretty ordinary. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but nothin’ to write home about.

Saturday morning, the 22nd of August, is similar – glassy again with 3ft from the east-northeast, period still short at 7 seconds, and combined energy down to 89. Very weak, but it’s clean. Still, it’s not gonna get your heart racing.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Saturday afternoon right through to the end of the month, it’s mostly poor surf with cross-onshore winds and tiny swell. There are a few clean windows – like Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, with a light offshore (NW at 6 mph) and 3ft swell from the east-northeast, period 8 seconds, energy 115 – but the waves are just too small to get excited about.

Wednesday morning, the 26th and Thursday morning, the 27th also offer clean conditions with offshore winds (SW and SSW respectively), but again, we’re lookin’ at tiny swell – 2ft and 2ft. The energy is next to nothin’ (89 and 61). It’s clean but basically flat.

The standout? Honestly, there isn’t a proper standout in this forecast. If I had to pick the *best* of a bad bunch, it’d be Friday morning, the 21st of August – glassy, 4ft, and the only time the swell cracks a couple feet with decent conditions. But it’s still a short-period windswell and the quality is described as “very ordinary.”

A couple things to note: the water temp at the start is 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year (anomaly of -2°). So don’t forget a spring suit if you’re headin’ out.

Crowds at Wurtulla are often an issue, but with surf this small and poor, I wouldn’t stress about a packed lineup. Most folks will be stayin’ home.

Look, this is a lean period. But don’t lose hope – forecasts can change, and it rarely stays this poor for long. Check back in with me.

Rusty.

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