Wurtulla Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next sixteen days from Wurtulla are a real mixed bag, and we’ve got a bit of a wait before anything decent shows up. The first batch of days is pretty ordinary, but there’s a couple of windows that’ll get the heart pumping, especially if you’re keen on the longer-range stuff.

First up, the early part of the forecast is a write-off. From Friday the 31st of July right through to Sunday the 3rd of August, it’s just poor surf conditions all the way. We’ve got cross-shore and cross-onshore winds in the 12 to 16 mph range, making a mess of the small, weak swell. The swell sits around 3 ft to 5 ft, but it’s short-period junk at 6 or 7 seconds, and the combined energy is weak to moderate (143 to 263). The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year at 68°. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, Monday the 3rd of August morning is where we first see a glimmer. The swell drops right back to 2 ft, but a long-period groundswell from the SE rolls in at 13 seconds, pushing the combined energy up to 397 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW at 9 mph, keeping things clean. It’s tiny, but it’ll be the cleanest surf we’ve seen in days. Still, it’s a “fairly consistent” beginner wave at Wurtulla, so if you’re learning, it’s a good session. The afternoon goes back to poor.

Tuesday the 4th of August morning is glassy – zero wind – and the swell is 2 ft from the ENE with a period of 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The combined energy is weak (107). The rest of that week trudges along with similar tiny, weak swell and mostly poor conditions.

We hit a real standout on Wednesday the 12th of August. The morning brings a 4 ft swell from the E with a solid 11-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 418 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore from the WSW at 9 mph, giving us clean lines. The afternoon is even better: offshore wind from the WSW at 12 mph, with a 3 ft swell from the same direction. That’s the best on offer – clean, lined-up waves for those in the know. Wurtulla is a beach break, so with that long-period E swell, it might be a bit straight, but with offshore wind, it’ll still be a fun session.

The following Friday the 14th of August morning is another solid call. Offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph, 3 ft swell from the E, 11-second period, and combined energy of 226 (moderate). The wind stays clean, and the waves are rideable. The afternoon gets blown out by a 22 mph cross-offshore, so don’t bother with that.

The last week has a few more clean mornings, like Saturday the 15th of August, but the winds are strong (19 mph), and the swell is only 3 ft. It’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle one when the wind is that fresh.

So, bottom line: the first 3 days are a bust. The best windows are the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August and the morning of Friday the 14th of August. If you can wait, those are the ones. The rest is either tiny, blown out, or both.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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