No Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up, it's Rusty. We're looking at the next couple of weeks and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The water’s running at about 56°, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year, but nothing crazy.

The best window is gonna be the first week, particularly around Monday the 4th and Tuesday the 5th. Monday afternoon actually looks like the pick of the whole run. We’ve got a clean 6ft NW swell rolling in at No Pass, and it’s absolutely glassy – calm as a lake. That’s a rare treat. The energy’s solid (716) and with that period around 9 seconds, you’re getting proper lines. It’s a reef break, so it’ll handle that NW swell nicely. Tuesday’s also looking good, with a clean 5ft NW swell in the morning, glassy conditions again, and the energy is still decent (436). Tuesday afternoon holds with a clean 4ft. For a few days there, it’s really on.

Then it gets messy. Wednesday the 6th is a write-off with tiny swell, and then from Thursday the 7th through to the end of the first week, the wind turns onshore and chops everything up. There’s size – Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th see 7ft to 8ft NW swell, and the energy gets proper strong (1139), but that cross-onshore wind at 12 to 16 mph is gonna make it a battle. That’s more for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

The second week is a tough watch. There’s a brief glimmer on Thursday the 13th afternoon, where a 7ft NW swell shows up with glassy conditions again. That’s a nice surprise. But the rest of the week is plagued with cross-onshore winds and dropping swell. By the 15th of August, the swell shifts to a long-period SSW groundswell (16-18 seconds), but it’s small, only 3ft. That long period is great for the reef at No Pass, but the winds are messy, so it’s not a clear standout.

Honestly, if you can get out on Monday the 4th afternoon or Tuesday the 5th, that’s your call. After that, you’re hunting for clean windows.

Rusty.

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