Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) has in store for us.

Right off the bat, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a run of onshore winds and messy conditions that’ll make you want to stay home for most of it. There’s no clean surf to get excited about in the first week, and the second week isn’t showing much promise either. You’re looking at a long stretch of poor quality, blown-out waves.

We kick off on Tuesday, 1st September. It’s a write-off. A fresh cross-onshore breeze up to 35 km/h is ruining any chance of a wave, with a weak 0.9ft to 2ft SW swell at a very long 16 seconds. The combined energy is weak (424), and it’s just lumpy, poor surf. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 2nd is no better. The swell picks up to 5ft to 5ft, but it’s a straight onshore wind from the W, 12-16 mph. The energy jumps up (1267-1652), but the wind is killing it. It’s a marginal call at best, and I’d say leave it.

Thursday the 3rd has the wind howling from the W at 28-31 mph, with 8ft to 8ft of messy, onshore swell. That’s blown out and dangerous for anyone but experts, and even then it’s not going to be pretty. Forget it.

Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are the same story – strong cross-onshore winds, big lumpy swell over 7ft, and energy readings through the roof (up to 2676), but it’s all chunky and blown out. The wind on Saturday gets up to a near gale 37 mph, so that’s strictly for kite surfers, not us.

Sunday the 6th gives us a tiny glimmer by the afternoon. The wind drops right out to just 3 mph from the WSW, and we get a 6ft SW swell at 15 seconds. It’s still cross-onshore and a bit choppy, but the energy is strong (1592). The score (3) says marginal, but that’s the best we’ll see all week. If you’re desperate, the later arvo might offer a few cleanish walls.

From Monday the 7th, it goes pear-shaped again. Small swells, strong winds, and poor conditions roll right through until Wednesday the 16th. The 8th has an 8ft onshore mess with a short 9-second period, and the 9th is huge but howling onshore again (up to 3968 energy). There’s nothing surfable in there.

The only flicker of hope is on Friday the 11th. We get a light breeze from the NW at 6 mph, with a solid 7ft SW groundswell at a very long 17 seconds. The energy is strong (2815). It’s still cross-onshore, so it won’t be glassy, but it could be clean enough for a session. Long period SW swells like this tend to wrap around a bit better at Norman Bay, so you might find some lines. The score backs that up as the best option in the whole 16 days.

Other than that, you’re looking at a 10-day gap of junk. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are both cross-onshore and choppy, with energy dropping off. By Monday the 14th, the wind fires up again from the SW, and it’s all over.

So, if you’re keen, your only real shot is Friday afternoon the 11th. The rest of the window is a write-off. This is normal for a place that’s fairly exposed and needs a perfect wind alignment. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s grim.

Stay patient, and maybe dust off the kite.

Rusty.

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