13th Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
9KTSNNW
24kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
58°F
4/3mm wetsuit
Surf Coast Forecast
Hugh McDowell •Today
Mostly small but maybe a late afternoon slight lift in size. Winds best before this though.
Not too much to get excited about today as WSW mid-period swell eases, before we perhaps see a renewal towards dark. Mostly about waist high for exposed breaks, perhaps with a few slow chest high sets for most exposed outer reefs and beachies. Then perhaps a few more consistent chest to perhaps head high sets just before dark.
NW winds this morning for cleanest conditions, then going a bit more W to even WSW later afternoon chopping up exposed beachies and outer reefs just as swell builds.
13th Beach Surf Forecast
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13th Beach Surf Guide
Twenty minutes’ drive east of Torquay, this wide-open reef-modified beachbreak zone can be among the highest quality surf in the country on its day. 13th is a go-to for many of the region’s surfers thanks to its swell-magnet status — when Bells is waist-high, here can be twice that. Offshore reefs help fracture approaching swells so they arrive in the surf zone as peaks, rather than just the long walls of Southern Ocean legend. The swells still pack Southern Ocean power, though, and low tide can... Read more