Noorderstrand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about this 16-day window. It’s a tough one for our stretch of coast. The data isn’t painting a pretty picture, and I’m looking at a whole lot of nothing for a good long while.

We’re starting with Noorderstrand, and honestly, the first two weeks are a write-off. From Thursday the 10th all the way through to the morning of Wednesday the 24th, the forecast is just grim. We’re talking tiny, weak swell with poor surf conditions day after day. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-shore, and the energy is so low it’s barely a ripple. The combined swell energy is sitting in the double digits – between 14 and 96 – which is just pathetic. You’d be better off taking up swimming.

The first real glimmer of hope, and I mean a real glimmer, doesn’t show up until Friday the 25th. The morning is looking like the only real standout in this whole 16-day run. We’ll see a clean 7ft swell rolling in from the west, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is a light offshore from the SSE, just a slight air, which is going to keep the surface clean. The combined energy finally jumps up to a moderate 492, which is a massive step up from what we’ve seen. For a beginner spot like this, 7ft is pushing it a bit, so it’s more for the competent crew. The afternoon cleans up a bit more, but the swell drops to 6ft and the energy falls to 215, so it’s not as good.

That Friday morning on the 25th is your one and only shot. It’s a long way out, so treat it as a promising but uncertain possibility. The rest of the window is just a blank run, which is pretty normal for an exposed beach like this when the weather patterns are stubborn. For the most part, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with all that cross-onshore wind.

Stay hopeful, but don’t hold your breath. Rusty.

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