Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, switching to feet and degrees Fahrenheit.

What’s shaping up for Norman Bay is a quiet start, a good couple of sessions midweek, then a long stretch of nasty weather that’ll keep the surf pretty ordinary. Water temp is sitting around 58°, which is a hair warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing extreme, just a bit more comfortable than the average.

The first real chance for a wave is Wednesday, July 8th. Wednesday morning kicks off with clean 3 ft swell from the southwest, riding a super long 19-second period – that’s a lot of push. Light offshore winds from the east-northeast will keep it tidy, and the combined energy reads 594 (moderate). By Wednesday afternoon, it gets even better: the swell bumps to 4 ft, still from the southwest, period at 18 seconds, and those light east offshores stick around. Energy jumps to 790. That’s the standout session – expect very good conditions. This is the one to plan for.

Thursday, July 9th starts glassy with 3 ft southwest swell and a 16-second period. Winds go dead calm to light north-northeast, making for a clean morning. Energy drops to 291, but it’ll be fun and easy. Afternoon flattens to 2 ft, still glassy with a light southwest breeze – more of a laid-back paddle.

Friday, July 10th offers a couple of windows. Morning is just okay with 3 ft southwest swell and a light cross-onshore from the north-northwest, creating a bit of bump. But the afternoon goes glassy – dead calm winds, clean 3 ft waves. Worth a late session.

Now from Saturday, July 11th, things fall apart. Strong north-northwest winds up to 22 mph and choppy, poor conditions. Sunday the 12th brings a heavy 8 ft swell from the west-southwest, but it’s blown out by near gale-force onshores at 31 mph. That’s expert-level size and total chaos – combined energy hits 1704 (strong). This one’s for kite surfers, not paddlers.

Monday the 13th through Sunday the 19th is a long run of poor conditions. Onshore winds, large messy swell up to 8 ft, energy readings in the thousands. The only potential clean session in that stretch is Thursday, July 16th afternoon: glassy 3 ft swell from the southwest with light southerly winds. It’s small, but might be the only clean paddle in a week of garbage.

The final days from 21st July look marginal – onshore winds and lumpy conditions keep things from coming together.

So, bottom line: Wednesday the 8th afternoon is the top pick – clean 4 ft southwest groundswell, light offshores, decent energy. Thursday morning is glassy and fun too. After that, you’re waiting until the 16th afternoon for a clean but smaller window. Second week doesn’t have much to offer.

Rusty.

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