Norman Bay (Wilsons Promontory) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at Norman Bay.

There’s no good surf on offer for the next two weeks, not a single day I’d get excited about. The whole run is pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a long gap of nothing worthwhile right from the start, through the entire 16-day window. The water temp is sitting at 57°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Thursday the 16th kicks off with a 4ft south-west swell, but the wind is onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, and it’s just poor conditions. The combined energy is moderate (799). Not worth paddling out. Friday the 17th morning is clear with a light NW breeze, but it’s cross-onshore, and the swell has dropped to 4ft. There’s a little more energy (636), but it’s still messy. The afternoon offers a marginal chance with a 4ft south-west swell and a light WNW wind blowing onshore, but it’s a questionable one. Honestly, it’s a pass.

Saturday the 18th, the swell backs off to 3ft, winds are light and cross-onshore, and the energy is low (401). Not happening. Sunday the 19th is even smaller—3ft and dropping—with light cross-onshore winds and combined energy at 223. It’s a flat, poor run.

The second week comes in with more size but no quality. Wednesday the 23rd sees a short-period 6ft west-south-west swell, but the wind is howling onshore at 28 mph, and it’s just a messy, blown-out situation. The energy jumps (456), but it’s unsurfable. That day, it looks more like a kite setup than a paddle session. Thursday the 24th is worse: 8ft of south-west swell with a long period (14 seconds), but winds are screaming 25–28 mph onshore, and the combined energy is very strong (1914–2670). That’s expert-only, and even then, it’s a battle. The beach break won’t hold that size well with that wind.

Friday the 25th settles a bit—5ft south-west swell, moderate cross-onshore wind at 16 mph, and energy at 864—but still poor. Sunday the 26th into Monday the 27th sees 7–8ft of swell, but it’s all cross-onshore or onshore with fresh to strong wind, energy hitting 3854 on Monday morning. Again, too big and messy for beginners or intermediates, and the onshore wind kills any chance of clean waves. The long period (17–18 seconds) on the 27th might have been special with offshore wind, but it’s not happening.

The final days, the 30th and 31st, drop back to tiny 2–3ft swell. The afternoon of the 30th has light onshore wind and marginal conditions, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

Nothing here for a surfer. The whole 16 days is a blank run. Norman Bay can be fickle like this.

Stay patient, mate.
Rusty.

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