No Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for No Pass over the next couple of weeks.

First things first, the water is sitting at 55°F which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so don’t forget the booties.

We’re kicking off with a bit of a slow start. Sunday the 2nd is a write-off with messy cross-onshore winds and lumpy 7ft to 8ft NW swell. Not worth paddling out for. The wait continues through Monday morning the 3rd – still choppy and marginal. But then, Monday afternoon the 3rd, the wind drops to glass, and we get a clean 6ft NW swell with a 9-second period. The combined energy is moderate (690). That’s the first real window, and it’s a nice one – glassy conditions make it worth a session.

Tuesday the 4th is a bit of a mixed bag with light winds but the swell drops to 5ft to 5ft, and it’s still cross-onshore. Not terrible, but nothing to write home about. Wednesday the 5th is small at 4ft, but Wednesday afternoon goes glassy again – clean, but small.

Then we hit a lull. Thursday the 6th drops to just 2ft of weak SW groundswell with a long 14-second period. The energy is weak (194). That’s a gap in quality surf. Friday the 7th picks back up to 5ft but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy in the morning. The afternoon glass-off on Friday the 7th gets clean again with 5ft NW swell.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th see the swell building back up to 8ft to 8ft NW, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it lumpy and marginal. The energy is strong (1155 to 1343). The size is getting up there – over 8ft, so this is for experts only, and the wind is not helping. It’s a bit of a messy power session.

The standout in the first week is Monday afternoon the 10th. The wind goes glass, the swell is a solid 7ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is strong (933). That’s the best clean, powerful surf of the whole outlook. The direction is straight from the optimum (WNW), so the reef should line up nicely.

After that, the second week turns more inconsistent. There’s a brief window of clean surf on Friday afternoon the 14th with 4ft NW and glassy conditions, but it’s small. Then we get a real change in the pattern from Saturday the 15th onward – a long-period SSW groundswell rolls in, 16 to 17 seconds, but it’s only 3ft. The energy is moderate (794 to 845). That’s a very long period for a beach break, so it might be a bit too straight. The wind is not friendly, being cross-onshore most of the time, so it’s choppy and poor.

Overall, there’s a decent run of clean windows in the first week, but nothing that screams all-time. The absolute best is Monday afternoon the 10th – glassy, 7ft NW, and the reef working. After that, the second week is a struggle with small, messy, long-period groundswell. If you’re a beginner, stay out of the water when it’s over 5ft, and definitely when it’s over 8ft. For the kite crowd, the strong cross-onshore days in the first week might be more interesting than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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