North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s see what’s happening at North Beach over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a bit of a slow start, to be honest. The water temp is sitting around 71°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there. The first few days are offering surf, but it’s small and messy. Wednesday morning, August 5th, has a 3ft swell from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the wind is light and offshore, so it’s clean, but the energy is weak. That afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and the surf gets choppy – not worth paddling out. Thursday and Friday are more of the same: small 2ft to 3ft waves, onshore or cross-shore winds, and very low energy. Saturday, August 8th, sees a bump in swell height to 4ft from the ENE, but the period drops to a short 6 seconds and the wind is a moderate cross-on, making it choppy and poor. The next few days through to Sunday, August 9th, stay small and wind-affected, so keep your expectations low.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Monday morning, August 10th, the ocean wakes up. A powerful 12ft swell from the south rolls in with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is massive. The wind is a strong cross-offshore, leaving the waves clean, but it’s a serious step up – this is expert territory only. The swell is too big for this break, so unless you’re a seasoned charger, sit this one out. The afternoon remains big but gets messy with cross-shore winds.

The real standout is Tuesday morning, August 11th. We’ve got a 8ft swell from the SE with a 9-second period, and the wind is glassy – absolutely calm. That’s a major positive, giving you clean, well-shaped waves. The energy is very strong. This is labeled as excellent for experienced surfers, and it’s the best on offer in the whole forecast. The afternoon drops to 6ft, still decent, but the period shortens to 8 seconds and the wind comes onshore, so the morning window is your go.

After that, the pattern fades. Wednesday, August 12th, through to the end of the forecast on Thursday, August 20th, it’s a long stretch of poor conditions. Swells range from 3ft to 7ft, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore, often strong, with short periods and low to moderate energy. The waves will be lumpy and choppy, not worth your time for paddle surfing. If you’re into kite surfing, the strong cross-onshore winds and moderate swell setups might be more interesting, but for a standard surf, it’s a blank run.

So, bottom line: hold out for Tuesday morning, August 11th, at North Beach. That’s your window for clean, powerful surf. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or too big for the break.

Rusty

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