North Broulee Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about North Broulee.

Right now, the sets are tiny and the wind is howling out of the west-northwest at 19 mph, so it’s not looking great for a paddle today, Friday the 3rd. Hang tight.

Saturday the 4th is a write-off for any real surfing, but there is a small window early. The wind drops to glassy out of the west at just 3 mph on Saturday morning, and the swell is a tiny 0.6m from the south. It’s a weak wave energy (65), so you might snag a few knee-high rollers if you’re desperate, but the conditions are ordinary.

Sunday the 5th picks up quickly. Swell jumps to 1.8m by morning and 2.3m in the afternoon from the south-southeast, with the wave energy into the moderate range (616 to 941). The wind is moderate out of the south-southwest though, blowing cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean-looking but a bit lumpy. It’s only fair quality though – a bit messy.

Now, Monday the 6th is where we start to see the goods. The morning session is looking solid with a 2.1m swell from the southeast, period around 10 seconds, so there’s okay energy in it (701). Wind is light from the southwest – cross-offshore – keeping the face clean. It’s very good surf conditions with that swell, so that’s worth a look. The afternoon is not as clean, with a cross-shore wind messing it up.

Tuesday the 7th morning is nearly a repeat: 2.0m from the southeast, light cross-offshore breeze from the west-southwest, clean lines (702 energy). Again, that’s a good bet.

Wednesday the 8th morning has 1.7m from the southeast, morning wind swinging to light west at 3 mph, so it’s offshore and clean (756 energy). This is another good window to consider.

Thursday the 9th starts glassy again with a morning offshore wind and 1.6m swell from the east-southeast, so it’ll be clean and you can actually have a good session there if you time it.

Things taper off from late Friday the 10th. The swell drops under 1.1m all the way through to the end of the week and into the start of the next, with weak wave energy (under 170). There’s a big gap of poor to flat conditions from Friday the 10th through Sunday the 13th. Occasional clean ones but tiny.

Then, Monday the 14th... hang on. The morning of Tuesday the 14th we get a sudden kick: 2.4m from the south-southwest with a short period of only 8 seconds. That’s a lot of energy though (857). The wind is glassy – west at 3 mph – so it’ll look clean, shapely even. That’s honestly the standout of the first week – clean, meaty, and consistent for a day.

The Friday the 17th morning size jumps to 3.3m from the south-southeast, with glassy wind, but that’s too big for beginners and pushing even for intermediates; it’s a big wave day for experts only (3686 energy – very strong). And it looks a bit too big and powerful for this break anyway, so take care.

The real highlight in the long range is Saturday the 18th. The swell is 2.7m from the east-southeast with a long period of 12 seconds, glassy wind from the north-northwest in the morning, and the energy is 1869, so it’s strong but not stupidly huge. That Saturday morning is looking like excellent quality for experienced surfers on the bigger sets, with clean, lined-up waves rolling in. No crowds on that day are forecast, so you might have it more to yourself.

So my call: if you want the cleanest smaller swell, look at the mornings from Monday the 6th to Thursday the 9th. But the real standout that’s got me buzzing is Saturday the 18th – that’s the one to put a pin in.

-Rusty

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