North Broulee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the next 16 days for North Broulee, I gotta say – it’s a pretty lean stretch overall. We’ve got a few small windows that’ll fire, but you’ll be waitin’ through a lot of flat or poor conditions. The water’s sittin’ around 63°F which is pretty normal for this time of year, no big anomaly.

Right now, Friday afternoon (July 17) is a write-off – tiny 2ft SSE swell, onshore wind, just nothin’ worth paddlin’ for. Saturday’s no better – glassy but only 1ft.

Now Sunday morning (July 19) – that’s your first real highlight. We’ll see a clean 4ft groundswell out of the ENE with a solid 12-second period, and glassy conditions thanks to a light NNW breeze. Combined energy hits 545 – that’s got some push behind it. For a beginner-friendly break like North Broulee, that’ll be super fun and rideable. Still, the optimum swell direction here is ESE, so ENE is a bit off but it’ll still wrap in okay. Crowds can show up sometimes, but early morning should be worth the look.

Sunday afternoon the swell builds to 6ft but picks up a cross-on wind – gets a bit messy. Monday (July 20) stays around 5–5ft but with cross or onshore winds, not clean.

Tuesday morning (July 21) is another standout – glassy again with a light WSW breeze, 4ft ENE swell at 10 seconds, energy 342. That’s clean, lined-up, good for beginners and intermediates alike. Afternoon goes onshore again.

From Wednesday (July 22) through to Saturday (July 25) the swell drops way down – under 3ft, mostly poor wind, nothing worth mentionin’. A bit of glassy on Thursday morning (July 23) but only 4ft with a short 6-second south swell – not great shape.

Then we hit a long dry spell: July 26 through July 30 sees tiny 0.7–1ft swell, barely a ripple, despite some clean winds. That’s a full five days of dud surf.

But hold onto your leash – Friday July 31, a week and a half out, we’ve got a pulse: 5ft south swell, short period (7 seconds) but combined energy of 321, and a clean cross-off wind from the SW. That’s still a bit short-period for a beach break, but North Broulee can handle it. It’s a promising but less certain call this far out – keep an eye on it.

After that, August 1 fades back to small weak waves.

So overall, the best of the bunch is Sunday July 19 morning and Tuesday July 21 morning – glassy, solid chest-high swell, good shape. The rest is mostly flat or messy. Don’t expect much, but those two sessions should be worth the paddle.

Rusty.

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