Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the waves ahead for our stretch of coast. To be honest, the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off for getting a decent wave. There’s some swell in the water, but the wind is just going to wreck it for us for days on end. We’re looking at a gap of about ten days before things finally clean up and we get any sort of proper surf.

The first real highlight in the whole window is the early session on Saturday the 17th. We wake up to a glassy morning, a light offshore breeze, and a clean 3ft of SW swell pushing in with a 16-second period. The combined energy is at a moderate 349. It won’t be pumping, but it’ll be the first time in over a week you can actually get a clean wave without getting blown off it. Then, it’s the arvo of Tuesday the 19th that looks like the standout. The wind swings offshore, it’s clean, and we have 4ft of SW swell with a 17-second period. The energy reading is 671, which is moderate, but it’ll feel a fair bit better out there. That’s the pick of the fortnight.

The only break on the radar is Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory). It’s a fairly consistent spot and decent for a beginner, but the odd rare day off is normal. The water temp is sitting at 56°, which is about 1° warmer than usual for this time of year, so pretty average – you’ll still want a good wetsuit.

Now, for the ugly stuff: Friday the 7th is poor, with a 25 km/h west wind. Saturday is cleaner with light winds, but the swell is small and the cross-off wind makes it tricky. Sunday gets messy again. Monday the 10th, the wind builds to a near gale from the WSW on the arvo, the swell jumps to 10ft, but it’s onshore and lumpy – not for the faint-hearted. That big energy reading of 1851 is a lot of juice, but it’s all wasted.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week are all onshore, with strong breezes and a jump to a solid 8ft on the 13th. That’s getting big for Norman Bay, and with the wind howling onshore, it’s going to be a mess. The energy on Thursday arvo is hitting 3939, which is strong, but it’s just a frothy, blown-out chaos.

Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th stay poor to marginal, with cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. By the 17th, we finally get that clean little window. After that, the surf settles down, and we get another stretch of clean, small waves into the 18th, 19th, and 20th. A bit of size returns on the 22nd with an 8ft swell, but the period drops to 10 seconds, and it’s a bit of a crumbly mess again.

So, there you have it. If you can wait, the arvo of the 19th is your best bet. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and that counts for a lot around here.

Rusty.

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