No Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy around here. There’s no proper surf on the radar for a good stretch, so if you’re itching for a wave, you might want to find another hobby for a bit.

The only spot on the map, No-Pass, is a reef break that’s exposed to a west-northwest swell. It’s fairly consistent, but that doesn’t mean much when the energy’s this weak. We’re looking at a long run of small, cross-onshore chop and lumpy conditions. The first decent window doesn’t even show up until Wednesday the 9th. That afternoon, the breeze drops to glassy and we get a tiny 2ft SSW swell with a long 19-second period. The combined energy reads 439, which is moderate, but the size is just too small to get excited about. It’s a hint of what could be, but not enough to wet the board for.

Thursday the 10th afternoon is another tease. Glassy conditions again, a 3ft SSW swell at 17 seconds, and the energy jumps to 831. That’s a solid push of moderate energy, and with the wind dead calm, it’ll be clean. But it’s still a small wave. For a reef break, a long-period swell like that might offer up some nice lines, but I’m not calling it a standout.

The next real moment comes on Sunday the 13th. The morning is still cross-on, but the afternoon turns glassy again with a 5ft NW swell, though the period has dropped to a short 9 seconds. That’s a windswell, and at a reef, it’s not going to have the push or the shape we want. The energy is moderate at 554, but that short period will have it breaking soft and inconsistent. Not great, but it’s the biggest glassy window we get for a while.

After that, things get rough. Monday the 14th sees the swell bump up to 5ft in the morning and 7ft in the afternoon, but the wind swings northwest at 12-19 mph, making it cross-on and choppy. The energy ramps up to 723, which is moderate, but with that wind, it’s a mess. It’s not a day for a paddle; it’s more like a kite-surfing kind of setup.

We then hit a long, flat spell. From the 15th through to the 23rd, it’s all tiny, weak swells, mostly under 3ft, with periods all over the place. The wind stays cross-on or onshore for most of it, killing any chance of clean waves. The only brief light appears on Thursday the 17th morning with a glassy 1ft SW swell and a very long 21-second period. That’s a groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely a ripple. The energy is only 237, weak. Not worth the trip.

So, the honest truth is there’s nothing here that’s worth getting excited about. The only two moments that even come close are Thursday the 10th afternoon and Sunday the 13th afternoon, and even those are just small, clean-conditions windows. The long-range stuff, around the 21st to 23rd, shows more of the same—weak and cross-on. No standouts, just a lot of flat days and blown-out slop. Keep the board in the car, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty

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