North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about your local stretch. It's a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, so don't get too excited just yet.

The first real chance to get wet is Thursday morning, August 13th at North Beach. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell rolling in from the ESE with an 8-second period. The wind is glassy – barely a breath from the SSE at 3 mph – so it's going to be smooth out there. The water is sitting at 71°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The combined swell energy is moderate at (523), so there's some push behind it. This is your standout session for the short term.

After that morning, things go downhill quickly. The wind swings onshore from the ENE on Thursday arvo, and that’s pretty much the story for the next week and a half. From Friday through to the end of the following week, we’re looking at persistent cross-onshore winds, mostly from the NE, with swell sizes bouncing between 2ft and 7ft. The quality is just not there – it’s going to be choppy and messy. The energy climbs up quite a bit over the weekend of the 16th and 17th, hitting strong levels (1278) on Monday morning, but with that cross-onshore wind, it’ll be a battle for a good wave. Honestly, unless you’re looking for a workout in lumpy conditions, it’s not worth the paddle.

We hit a real flat spot mid-week. Around Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, the swell dips under 3ft, and the energy drops right off (106 to 183). There's a weird little pulse on Friday the 21st with a very clean, strong offshore wind (SW at 28 mph) but it’s only pushing 2ft to 2ft of southerly groundswell. It’ll be clean, but tiny.

The next period that could be interesting, but it's a long way out, is over the weekend of Saturday, August 22nd. Saturday afternoon at North Beach sees a jump to 8ft from the ENE, but with a short 7-second period and onshore wind, it’s going to be a lumpy, bumpy mess – more of a windsurfing or kiting kind of day than a surfing one. Sunday the 23rd has a larger 8ft SSW swell and a fresh cross-offshore wind, but the conditions still look marginal.

Looking even further out, Monday morning, August 24th might offer a small window. The wind goes glassy again from the S at just 3 mph, but the swell is tiny at 3ft (103 weak energy). It’d be a fun longboard or grovel session if you’re desperate, but nothing to plan a trip around.

After that, the last few days of the window are a write-off – tiny swell, small weak energy, and steady cross-onshore winds.

So, the clear stand-out is Thursday morning, August 13th at North Beach. Get out early, because that clean, glassy window won't last.

Rusty.

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