North Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna switch over to feet and miles for ya. Let’s run through it again.

This is a grim 16-day stretch. Honestly, there’s almost nothing to get excited about—just flat, weak, junk surf day after day with one tiny window right at the end. You’ll be staring at a lot of flat water.

The break is North Bar—a beach and reef setup with decent exposure. Water temp is about 69°F, pretty standard for this time of year. No weird anomaly. But the waves? Barely exist.

From Friday September 11th, we’re looking at tiny stuff. Friday afternoon brings a 2ft swell from the south with a period of 6 seconds—that’s just wind chop—combined energy of only 41 (basically nothing). The whole first week is a dud. Saturday has 1ft from the southeast, Sunday bumps to 3ft but with a 5-second period and rain—just messy. No energy in any of it.

Mid-week of the second week, Monday September 21st morning shows 4ft from the east-northeast with energy hitting 101, finally a little power. But the wind is onshore at 25 mph and the period is 5 seconds. That onshore wind makes it a complete mess—especially for a beach and reef setup. This is more of a kite-surfing day than paddle surfing. The afternoon gets even more energy at 121, but same deal—strong onshore wind, terrible shape. Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd have energy up to 217 with 4ft swell and a 9-second period, but the wind is a near-gale at 31 mph from the north-east. Unsurfable.

The only true standout comes on Thursday 24th September in the afternoon. The wind finally drops to a light 3 mph from the south-southeast—just a light cross-off, clean conditions. Swell is 3ft from the east-southeast with a 9-second period and combined energy of 106. This is the only time the report calls it “surfable.” It’s not big, but it’ll be clean little waist-high waves with a bit of shape. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few locals out, but after so many flat days, most folks will have walked away.

Everything after that is back to junk—Friday 25th September and the weekend are all 2ft to 2ft with onshore or fresh cross-onshore winds. Lumpy, messy, not worth it.

So the bottom line: a long, flat gap of over a week and a half, then a brief chance on Thursday 24th September afternoon at North Bar for small but clean surf. That’s your only window. For the rest of the 16 days? Leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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