North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk North Beach. The first few days? Forget it. From Thursday the 6th through Sunday the 9th, the wind is all over the place – cross and cross-on – and the swell is tiny, weak, and messy. The combined energy is barely above 200 (208) on Thursday morning. It’s just lumpy chop. Not worth waxing up.

Monday the 10th brings a big pulse – 10ft swell from the south – but the wind is screaming 25 mph cross-shore, and the energy is strong (1459). That’s a blown-out, churned-up mess. That’s kite-surfing weather, not for a paddle surfer. Move on.

Tuesday the 11th is still marginal. The morning has a 7ft SSE swell with a little cross-off wind, so it’s clean-ish, but the energy is moderate (999) and there’s light rain. Afternoon gets messy again. Not the day.

Now Wednesday the 12th – that’s the one. Morning shows 5ft swell from the southeast, but the wind goes light and cross-off, going glassy calm by the afternoon. The energy is moderate (665 in the morning, 897 in the afternoon) and the wave comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” The swell is overhead, period is short at 8 to 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy at a beach break, but with the wind dropping to zero, it’ll be smooth and lined up. A solid session for intermediates.

Thursday the 13th morning still holds – 5ft from the ESE with a light offshore wind from the WNW, clean. But the wind switches by the afternoon and it gets sloppy. Grab the morning.

From Friday the 14th through around Tuesday the 18th, it’s a dry run. The wind is cross-on from the northeast, mostly 10 to 15 mph, with swell dropping to 3ft to 4ft. The energy is low to moderate (around 200 to 300). A few mornings might be glassy, like Sunday the 16th morning, with a 4ft swell and glassy conditions, but the swell is weak and the period is short. Fun for a longboard but nothing special.

Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th are still poor. The wind is cross-off but the swell is tiny or period is too short. Friday the 21st shows a bit of promise – 7ft from the northeast, 8-second period, and cross-off wind, giving clean conditions. The energy is moderate (730). That’s solid size for an intermediate, but it’s 16 days out, so take it with a grain of salt.

Best bet: Wednesday the 12th. The combination of a clean 7ft swell in the afternoon and glassy wind is as good as it gets here. North Beach is a beach break, so on a bigger swell it can be a bit fat, but with the wind off it’ll hold clean lines. Crowds are sometimes an issue, so get in early.

Water temp is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual.

Rusty.

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