Newdicks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a slow run for surf around here. Newdicks Beach (Newdicks-Beach) is our only show in town, and it’s a beach and reef set-up that’s inconsistent and tends to work best with swell from the ENE. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but for the first few days, there’s just nothing doing. From Tuesday the 4th right through to Saturday morning the 8th, we’re looking at tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft waves with next to no energy – those combined energy readings are all in the teens or low twenties, so basically flat. Winds are mostly light and clean through the mornings, but the swell is just not there. Even the glassy Saturday morning the 8th only has 0.7ft of swell from the north with a 13-second period – clean, but you’d be floating.

Then Sunday the 9th shows a little pulse – we get 3ft of NNW swell in the morning, period a short 6 seconds, but the energy is still weak at 67. The wind is calm and glassy, so it’s clean, but the water temp is 57°, which is about 1° cooler than normal for this time of year – nothing too wild, just a bit chilly. By Sunday afternoon, the swell jumps to 5ft from the NNW, still short period at 6 seconds, and the energy hits 304 – that’s moderate. But the wind swings WNW at 15 km/h (9 mph), making it a cross-shore chop. It’s surfable but not great.

Monday the 10th is a write-off with onshore winds and chopped-up seas. The real standout starts to build from Tuesday the 11th. Tuesday morning sees 4ft from the north (9 seconds, energy 248), and by Tuesday afternoon we’ve got 5ft north swell with 9-second period and energy up to 410 (moderate to strong). The wind is light SSE at 10 km/h (6 mph), cross-off, so the waves are clean. This is the best run of the window. Wednesday the 12th morning is glassy with 6ft from the NNE – that’s a solid size, but at 6ft it’s still fine for intermediates, and the energy is 464. The wind is calm, so it’s smooth. That Wednesday afternoon, the wind turns onshore from the NNE, so it gets a bit messy. Thursday the 13th has more clean 4ft NNE swell, glassy in the afternoon with no wind. Friday the 14th is still rideable but dropping off – 4 to 4ft, cross-off winds, but the energy is losing steam.

After that, from Saturday the 15th onward, it drops back to tiny 0.7ft to 2ft junk with poor energy, and the wind is often cross-onshore. So overall, the best bet is Tuesday the 11th afternoon through to Thursday the 13th – that’s your window. The swell direction is north to NNE, which isn’t the optimum ENE for this spot, but it’s still producing clean waves. The water temp stays around 57°, about average for this time of year. It’s a short run, so make the most of it.

Rusty.

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