North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk North Beach. It’s a beach/pier break, fairly consistent, and it’s exposed to the swell. The water’s about 72°, right around average for this time of year.

The first real chance to get in the water is this Sunday morning, July 12th. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the south, with a 12-second period, and the wind is glassy – just a light 3 mph breeze from the south. That’s clean, with moderate wave energy (515). The afternoon turns onshore, so get in early.

Monday the 13th is a loss: windy, cross-onshore, short-period junk. Tuesday’s a bit bigger but still messy. Wednesday morning is glassy again, but the swell is cross-onshore and the energy is still moderate (586). Not worth a special trip.

Thursday the 16th morning is the first real standout. The wind goes glassy, with a 5ft swell from the east at 10 seconds, and moderate energy (403). It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. The afternoon gets chopped up.

Then we hit a dry spell. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th morning are clean but small and windy. Saturday afternoon on the 18th, however, the wind drops to glassy, and we get a 5ft south-southeast swell at 11 seconds – energy is moderate (614). That’s a decent session.

Sunday the 19th brings a big spike in energy (1238) with a 5ft south swell at 14 seconds, but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 15-18 mph. It’s a mess. Monday the 20th has a 7ft swell from the east-northeast, but again, cross-onshore wind. Too big for beginners and poor quality.

The rest of the week is a mix of small, clean but weak swells, or strong winds. The best of the far-out stuff looks like Friday the 24th morning, with a 6ft east-northeast swell at 7 seconds – short period, but the wind is light offshore from the southwest, making it clean. That’s a solid option for the experienced crew.

Beyond that, the 26th and 27th have small, clean windows but nothing to shout about.

Overall, the standout is this Sunday morning, the 12th, if you can get it, and then Thursday the 16th morning. The long-range stuff on the 24th is promising, but it’s a long way out. The gaps between the good sessions are a few days at a time, so don’t expect a run of perfection.

Rusty.

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