Noorderstrand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Noorderstrand over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak stretch. The whole 16-day window is one long quiet spell, so don’t expect any heroics.

Right off the bat, the water temp is a wild story. At 67° on Friday the 10th, that’s a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s seriously unusual, so you won’t need the thickest wetsuit, but it’s about the only good thing going.

The outlook is dominated by tiny, weak, and messy waves. We’ve got a 16-day gap here with no decent surf on the table. The first few days, from Friday the 10th through to the end of that week, are all poor. You’re looking at ankle-snappers around 1ft to 3ft, mostly from the north, with periods so short you can count them on one hand (3 to 6 seconds). The wind is all over the shop – onshore or cross-shore – keeping everything choppy and lumpy. The combined energy never really gets going; early on it’s a pathetic 7, barely climbing past 100 by Sunday afternoon the 12th with 100. That’s weak energy all the way.

Midweek from the 15th to the 17th, we finally see a couple of cleaner windows. Wednesday morning the 15th and Thursday the 16th have a light cross-off breeze from the ENE, making things glassy and clean, but the swell is still tiny – around 2ft to 3ft. On Friday the 17th morning, it actually goes glassy with a SSW breeze at just 3 mph. That’s the cleanest it’ll get all period, but with only 2ft of north swell at 5 seconds (13 combined energy), it’s barely rideable. If you’re a beginner, this is about as good as it’s going to get, but don’t expect much push.

Then things go downhill fast. From Saturday the 18th onward, the wind cranks up onshore from the NW and NNW, with speeds hitting 19 to 28 mph. The swell does pick up a bit – on Sunday the 19th we see 5ft from the NNW with a 7-second period and combined energy of 208 (moderate). But with those strong, raw onshore winds, it’ll be a complete mess. That afternoon, 4ft with 181 energy, same story – blown-out and lumpy. Given Noorderstrand is a beach break, this setup is looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The rest of the week into the 25th is more of the same: onshore winds, weak swell under 3ft, and poor quality.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. If you’re desperate, the glassy Friday morning the 17th is your best bet for a clean, tiny knee-high wave, but that’s about it. Nothing worth getting excited about.

Rusty.

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