Terrigal Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Terrigal is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with moderate wind from the NE, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | moderate wind from the NE |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy. A multi-day forecast for this spot is coming soon; for now these readings update continuously.
| Wave height | 5.2 ft |
| Dominant period | 13s |
| Swell direction | S (170°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 51214 (4347 km away) |
| Wind | 3 kt from the SW — NDBC APRP7 (5263 km away) |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 1770000 (PAGO PAGO Harbor, Tutuila Island), the nearest tide station (4364 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 05:20 — Low 0.564 ft
- 2026-06-06 11:37 — High 2.361 ft
- 2026-06-06 17:59 — Low 0.375 ft
- 2026-06-07 00:21 — High 2.14 ft
- 2026-06-07 06:13 — Low 0.543 ft
- 2026-06-07 12:28 — High 2.384 ft
Frequently asked
Is Terrigal working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), Terrigal is marginal: the live 4–6 ft medium-period swell from the S is off its ideal E direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is light from the SW.
Is Terrigal good for beginners?
Terrigal is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Terrigal?
Terrigal tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.
What swell direction is best for Terrigal?
The best swell direction for Terrigal is from the east (E). Swell arriving from the east lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Terrigal?
Terrigal is most often good with moderate wind from the northeast (NE) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Terrigal come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 51214) and the nearest NOAA tide station (PAGO PAGO Harbor, Tutuila Island). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Terrigal is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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