Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, it’s a bit of a mixed bag for Norman Bay over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a real slow start, then a promising burst of solid, clean swell towards the back half of the window, but the wind is going to cause plenty of headaches in between. Let’s break it down.

The water’s sitting at 56°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so you won’t need anything extra in the wetsuit.

We start off on Friday the 14th with nothing doing – 5 ft of SW groundswell, but a strong 16 mph onshore wind from the WSW has it all blown out. Not worth paddling out.

Saturday the 15th is a step in the right direction, but it’s still not great. The morning sees 5 ft of SW swell, but it’s cross-onshore; by the afternoon the wind swings cross-offshore from the SSE, the wave height drops a fraction to 4 ft, and the conditions clean right up. It’s surfable, but only a marginal call. Sunday the 16th stays small and clean – 3 ft of SW swell with a light offshore breeze in the afternoon, nice enough for a beginner on a longboard, but nothing to get excited about.

Monday the 17th keeps the offshore flow going, but the swell stays tiny, around 3 ft to 3 ft. Tuesday the 18th is similar, and from Wednesday the 19th through to Friday the 21st, the swell drops away completely while the wind turns ugly. You’re looking at a real lull here for about three or four days with nothing worth mentioning. Saturday the 22nd brings a bump in size – 7 ft of short-period SW junk in the morning, but 25 mph onshore winds make it a complete mess. Not for paddling.

Now, here’s the standout. Monday the 24th. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The morning glass-off with 8 ft of SW groundswell is proper – that’s big, powerful stuff and with the wind dead calm, it’ll be as clean as it gets. This is for experienced surfers only; that size and the long 13-second period means it’ll be pushing through with real energy (combined energy of 2028). The afternoon holds at 7 ft with a clean cross-off breeze, still very solid and still a good option for strong paddlers. By Tuesday the 25th, it settles down to a very clean 4 ft on the morning glass, followed by 3 ft in the afternoon – far more manageable for a wider range of surfers.

After that, the swell fades again and the wind turns onshore or cross-shore through the end of the month, so the window pretty much closes after that Monday-Tuesday window.

Bottom line: Norman Bay has a few sweet hours across Saturday the 15th afternoon, Sunday the 16th, and Monday the 17th for small clean waves, but the real prize is that Monday the 24th. If you’re an experienced surfer and the forecast holds, that’s your day. Glassy, solid SW swell, and the point is going to turn on nicely.

Rusty.

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