North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are gonna be a real mixed bag, and honestly, for a while there, it's lookin' pretty grim. We've got a stretch with no good surf on offer at all, so don't get your hopes up for the next few days. We're looking at a solid gap with nothing worth paddling out for until the end of the first week. But hang in there, because there’s a serious window of opportunity that pops up, and it’s got my attention.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Saturday the 22nd. After all that junky, cross-onshore chop, we finally get a break. The morning is looking glassy with no wind at all, and there's a clean 3.9ft swell coming from the SSW with a nice 13-second period. The energy is moderate, sittin' at 752. That's the kind of clean, lined-up surf you wait for. North Beach (beach/pier) will be the place to be, but word to the wise, crowds are often a factor there, so get in early.

But here’s the rub. That same afternoon, the swell just piles in. We're talking a 9.8ft pulse from the S with a short, angry 8-second period. The combined energy jumps up to 1138, which is strong, but this is way too much for this break. It's only for the experts, and even then, the wind is gonna be a fresh cross-offshore. The set-up is going to be a mess, and honestly, for a beach/pier break like this, that kind of size and wind makes it look a whole lot more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.

After that, it starts to fade and the wind swings back onshore. We get some proper grumpy conditions with cross-onshore breezes and lumpy seas from the 24th through the 26th. There's a ton of energy in the water, over 1500 at times, but it’s all wasted as the NE wind just chops it all to bits.

The real standout, the one that has me buzzing, is Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th. On the 29th, it's small, around 1.6ft, but it's a long-period SW groundswell with a 21-second period. The wind is light and onshore, but it’s clean. Monday the 31st is the big one though. We're looking at a solid 9.8ft NE windswell with an 8-second period, pushing combined energy to a massive 1752. The wind is light and onshore, and the forecast notes the swell might be too big, but for the experts out there, this is gonna be a wild, powerful session. It's a long way out, so treat it as promising but not set in stone, but it’s definitely one to keep an eye on.

Aside from that, the rest is just a lot of average, onshore slop. There’s a bit of a window on the morning of the 22nd, and that remains the high point of the first week. The end of the second week has that potential for size, but it’s a long-range call. That's the outlook for now.

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