Surf Forecasts:
North Beach surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period, SE swell with 1,546 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Beach this week:
The surf forecast for North Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Beach in the next 16 days are 2.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, and this is how the surf’s looking at North Beach for the next 16 days.
Okay, it starts a little rough. Saturday the 25th has a 1.7m SSE swell, about 6 ft, but the cross breeze makes it a scrappy session. Sunday the 26th is terrible – poor wind and dropping swell, forget it. Monday the 27th is a 1.6m (5 ft) NE swell with cross-onshore chop – not much fun.
Tuesday the 28th brings a pulse of 1.7m to 1.9m (6 to 6 ft) S/SSE swell, but it’s crossed up. Wednesday the 29th is the first decent window – we get a very long period 1.2m (4 ft) SSW groundswell at 16 seconds. The energy’s high (1807, in relative terms strong), and the wind is clean and cross-off. That period is super long, so on a beach break it might wall up and be tricky. For intermediate surfers, worth a paddle.
Thursday the 30th has 2.0m to 2.1m (7 to 7 ft) SE swell, but the wind is cross or cross-off – okay but not special.
The best call is Friday the 31st. Morning has 2.2m (7 ft) SE swell at 10 seconds with clean cross-off wind. Energy is solid (1018). That’s proper, clean, and over 1.5m (5 ft) – so for experienced surfers only. Water temp is normal for the time of year.
Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of August push 2.4m to 2.5m (8 to 8 ft) ESE swell, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That’s big and messy – maybe better for kites than paddles.
Then Monday the 3rd of August morning is another standout. Glassy conditions (ENE 5 km/h) with 2.0m (7 ft) ESE swell at 11 seconds. Clean, powerful, excellent for experienced surfers. Energy is strong (1038).
The rest of the run fades. Tuesday the 4th to Friday the 8th is smaller, cross-onshore, and poor. Saturday the 9th has 3.0m (10 ft) S swell and cross-onshore wind – way too big for this break.
Your best windows: Friday the 31st morning and Monday the 3rd of August morning. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 506 | 472 | 450 | 328 | 179 | 209 | 219 | 63 | 295 | 311 | 450 | 708 | 797 | 566 | 673 | 640 | 729 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.38m | 1:42PM1.33m | 1:52AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | 4:43AM1.85m | ||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 487 | 506 | 472 | 450 | 328 | 179 | 70 | 88 | 62 | 31 | 181 | 203 | 523 | 402 | 566 | 673 | 640 | 729 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 269 | 123 | 174 | 118 | 184 | 178 | 74 | 24 | 63 | 31 | 178 | 41 | 67 | 797 | 68 | 198 | 95 | 85 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 45 | 11 | 51 | 41 | 61 | 128 | 85 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 209 | 219 | 24 | 295 | 311 | 450 | 708 | 523 | 468 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 155 | 0 | 5 | 695 | 2 | 5 | 779 | 54 | 907 | 330 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 856 | 0 |
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