Emery s Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through it: the next couple weeks are looking slim for Emery s Left (North Shore). There’s no true standout, and for the first week you’ll be watching more than you’re surfing. Most days are showing weak, sub-3-foot swell with cross-onshore or onshore winds mucking up an already soft reef. The energy’s low too, hovering around 150 to 250 most mornings, which tells you there’s just not much behind it.

Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are write-offs—ankle-biters around 2ft, with light cross-onshore Sunday morning and straight onshore the rest of the way. The swell’s from the SW with a 13-second period, but that’s not enough to get this reef moving. Tuesday the 4th drops to 2–2ft—tiny. It stays small and onshore through Wednesday and Thursday, with the wind swinging W and WSW. Thursday the 6th does see a bit more energy (180) but it’s still poor.

Friday the 7th is the first real pulse—the period jumps to 19 seconds, proper groundswell, and the energy climbs to 388. But heights are still only about 2ft, and the wind is cross-onshore from the SSW, so it’ll be lumpy rather than clean. Saturday the 8th holds similar—2–3ft, SW swell, 16–17 seconds, but still cross-onshore and choppy. It’s a tease: energy’s there, but the wind is killing it.

Sunday the 9th into Monday the 10th brings light cross-onshore winds with some morning cloud. Swell stays small—around 3ft—but the period drops back to 13–15 seconds. Monday morning is the first “marginal” call, but with that size and cross-on breeze, don’t get too keen. Tuesday the 11th has a slight period bump to 18 seconds but the height drops again—2–2ft.

The second week is a bit better, but still nothing special. Wednesday the 12th through Friday the 14th see swell holding around 2–3ft, with periods in the 16–18 second range. Energy builds—Friday the 14th afternoon hits 486—but the wind turns more onshore (WNW), so clean waves will be scarce. Saturday the 15th is the pick of the fortnight: morning shows about 3ft from the SW with a 16-second period, the biggest we’ve seen, and the energy hits 523. Still, the wind is onshore from the W, so it’ll be soft and lumpy. A few sets might line up, but expect closeouts.

After that, it fades—Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th drop back to 3ft, with the wind staying cross-on or onshore. The period’s there (14–15 seconds) but not the size or the cleanness.

Bottom line: there’s no day I’d call a must-surf. The best shot is Saturday the 15th, but that’s over a week out and the wind looks ordinary. If you’re keen, maybe Friday the 14th afternoon—solid energy but chopped by the onshore breeze. This reef is very consistent, so it’s not that it never breaks—but with this lack of size and onshore winds, it’s more for the kites than the paddle crew at times. Keep an eye on it, but don’t clear your schedule.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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