North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Well, looking at the next couple of weeks for North Beach, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, and honestly, the start is pretty grim. We’ve got a run of days where the conditions just aren’t going to give us anything rideable. For the first stretch, the swell is there but the wind is all over it, mostly cross-onshore, and it’s going to be choppy and lumpy. There’s a bit of a pulse of south swell coming through on the 23rd, with an 8ft swell on the Sunday morning, but it’s got a short 10-second period and cross-wind, so it’s not going to be clean. That one’s a miss.

The early part of the week is a write-off, to be honest. The wind is just making a mess of things, and the surf quality is poor. We’re looking at a few days where you’d be better off doing something else. The energy is weak to moderate during this time, with readings like 386 and 284 in the brackets, so there’s not much push in the water.

Things don’t really start to get interesting until the end of the month. On the 30th of August, there’s a shift with a cross-off breeze and a 5ft swell, but it’s coming from the ENE with a short 9-second period and the energy is dropping off (376). It looks like it might be a brief window but it’s not a standout.

The real talking point is the stretch from the 3rd of September onwards. The swell really fills in, but it also gets seriously big. On Thursday the 3rd, we’ve got a 10ft swell coming from the NE. The winds are favorable on that Thursday afternoon, with a light cross-on breeze, but that size is just too much for this break, and it’s only for experts. The energy readings are strong here, hitting 2039 and 1918, but it’s a beast of a day. Then on Friday the 4th, it gets even bigger. We’re looking at an 11ft south swell in the morning and a 10ft south swell in the afternoon. That Friday afternoon, there’s a bit of magic in the forecast with an easterly breeze, near glassy conditions, and a long 12-second period. The energy is massive at 2888 and 2715 in the brackets. But the size is key here – this is not a day for the faint-hearted. This is big, powerful, grinding swell, and it’s going to be a sight to see from the beach if nothing else.

The water temp is sitting around 70° on the first recommended day, which is about average for this time of year.

For the first week, it’s looking pretty bleak. There are maybe a few sessions on the 26th and 31st where it’s borderline, but the cross-onshore winds will likely ruin them. We’re looking at a gap of several days with no good recommendations. The forecast confidence for the first week is high – it’s just poor. The second week has more potential, but that big swell on the 3rd and 4th is a long-range call, so I’d say it’s promising but less certain.

And hey, if you’re into kitesurfing, you might actually get some fun out of this NE cross-on wind and lumpy 6-10ft surf later in the run. But for a paddle, it’s a no-go for most of it.

So, the standout, if you’re a serious charger, is that Friday the 4th of September. It’s massive, it’s clean, and it will be one for the memory bank. For everyone else, keep an eye on the smaller windows, but don’t hold your breath.

Catch you in the water.

Rusty.

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