Noorderstrand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead for Noorderstrand. We’re looking at a real flat spell to start, with no real surf on offer for the first week or so. The waves are tiny and the wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. There’s a bit of a gap from the start of the period right through until the 12th of August where you’d be wasting your time.

The first time things even get a little interesting is on Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. We get a tiny bump in swell, around 2ft from the north, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is light and cross-offshore out of the east-northeast, so the surface should be clean. The combined energy is weak though, sitting at 74. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. If you’re a beginner looking for a gentle paddle, this is your window, but don’t expect any power.

After that, it drops right off again. A few more days of flat, onshore junk until we get to Tuesday morning, the 18th of August. That morning, the swell picks up slightly to 4ft out of the northwest, period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s windswell, not groundswell. The wind is light and cross-off from the south-southwest, so the surface will be clean. The combined energy is still only 76, so it’s weak. Again, it’s surfable but ordinary. The afternoon turns onshore and messy again.

The standout, if you can call it that, is that Wednesday morning on the 12th. It’s clean, small, and about as good as it gets in this run. Don’t expect any power or big walls, just a few small, clean lines for a longboard or a foamie. The rest of the period is a write-off, with mostly onshore wind and barely any swell. It’s a tough stretch.

Signing off,
Rusty

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