Noorderstrand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for Noorderstrand. I’ll be honest with you, it’s a bit of a slow burn, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

Right now, the surf is pretty much flat and messy. We’ve got weak, short-period windswell mixing with a lot of onshore and cross-shore breeze. The water is sitting at 68°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest suit, but the waves just aren't there. You’re looking at poor surf conditions with lumpy chop through the first week. The energy is weak, with values mostly in the double digits, like 34 or 65. It’s not worth getting excited about, and this poor spell looks like it’s going to run for several days.

Into the weekend of the 19th and 20th, the swell tries to pick up a bit, but the wind is still blowing strong and cross-shore, making a mess of things. It's a case of more energy, but less quality. The energy does climb into the low to mid hundreds (128, then 373), but it’s all short-period and lumpy, so not a paddling proposition.

The big change comes on Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd. A proper pulse of swell arrives, with heights pushing past the 7ft mark. The energy jumps way up into the strong range – we’re talking 419, 549, and 517 (combined energy of all swells directed here). This is the biggest stuff we’re going to see. But, and this is a big but, the wind is going to be on it and cross-onshore. For Noorderstrand, a beach break, this is going to be a washing machine. At 7 to 7ft, it’s pushing past the beginner zone, and with the onshore wind, this is going to be a grinder. Honestly, with that much wind and swell on a beach setup, this looks more like a day for the kite crew than for paddle surfers.

After that, the swell backs down and the winds finally start to play ball. Wednesday the 23rd sees the swell drop to under 3ft, but we finally score a clean, offshore morning with a light SE breeze. It’s small, but clean. Then Thursday the 24th is interesting. We’ve got a 6-6ft west-northwest swell and a solid cross-offshore easterly wind, keeping it clean. The energy is strong (211, 403), so there’s some push, but the period is still short.

The best window looks like Friday morning, the 25th. We have a clean 7ft northwest swell with a light east-southeast offshore wind. The energy is strong at 470, and the period is stretching out to 8 seconds. This is the standout. It’s the best combination of size, clean conditions, and power we’ve seen all forecast. Go grab it. It's the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, things fade quickly back to small and unremarkable, with more onshore wind returning for the final couple of days of the second week. So, the takeaway is: don't waste your petrol early, save your energy for Friday the 25th. That's our best shot.

Rusty.

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