North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, it's Rusty. Let's break down the surf for North Beach over the next couple of weeks.

We've got a bit of a mixed bag, but there's one real standout session in there. The water temp is about average for this time of year, no big surprises there.

Alright, let's get into it. Your best bet is Sunday, July 12th. We're lookin' at a solid south swell, around 4ft, with a nice 12-second period – that's proper groundswell. The wind is glassy, dead calm, and the combined energy of the swells is strong at 544. It's gonna be clean, lined-up, and just very good. Get out there Sunday morning. The afternoon is a bit smaller but still glassy and good.

Monday the 13th is a total washout. The wind swings to the north-east, cross-onshore, and bumps everything up to 5ft with a short, weak 8-second period. Choppy and poor. That theme continues through Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with that cross-onshore wind sticking around. We get some swell, up to 6ft on Tuesday afternoon, but the wind is a mess, making it choppy and poor. The combined energy on Tuesday morning is moderate at 813, but it doesn't matter with that wind.

Friday the 17th is a no-go. The wind is howling from the south-southwest, but it's cross-offshore, so the wave faces might look clean, but the swell is weak and messy.

Now, Saturday, July 18th is a bit of a wildcard. We've got a serious 8ft south swell due in the morning, with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is a massive 3061, which is strong. But the wind is a light cross-onshore, and the comment says "marginal." This is big, powerful, groundswell. For a beach break like North Beach, that long period can make it close out or break straight, so this is for experienced surfers only. The afternoon drops to 7ft with a 15-second period but a direct onshore wind, so it'll be messy.

Sunday the 19th is blown out by strong to fresh north-easterly winds. The 20th and 21st are a similar story, with a bit of a clean-up on Tuesday the 21st morning. That morning gives us a tiny 4ft east-north-east swell with a short 8-second period, but the wind is glassy. The combined energy is weak at 199, so it's surfable but ordinary.

We then hit a rough patch. Wednesday the 22nd through Friday the 24th are mostly poor, with strong winds or very small swells. There's a flicker of hope on Thursday the 23rd morning with a clean 4ft south swell (combined energy 531) and light cross-offshore winds, but the swell is small.

The last weekend of the forecast, the 26th and 27th, shows some potential. Sunday the 26th has a good 5ft south swell with a very long 17-second period, combined energy of 1315, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it'll be a bit lumpy. Monday the 27th is similar, with a 4ft south swell, 16-second period, and a light onshore wind, but the energy is still strong at 1135.

So, to wrap it up: your absolute standout is Sunday, July 12th at North Beach. That's the one. Saturday the 18th is huge and powerful, but only for the brave. The rest of the fortnight is a battle with the wind or waiting for smaller, cleaner windows. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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