North Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Right, let’s have a look at what’s rolling in for North Beach.

Hey crew, Rusty here. It’s a bit of a mixed run ahead, but there’s one killer session for the good surfers. Water temp is about normal for the season, so no surprises on that first duck dive.

We kick off on Friday the 3rd of July with a proper gem. North Beach is glassy with a clean 8ft south swell, a long 14-second period, and barely a puff from the east. Combined energy is pumping hard at 2865. This is quality groundswell, excellent for the experienced crew. The afternoon holds onto that goodness with a 6ft south swell, still glassy, and energy at 1506. If you can surf, Friday is the standout of the whole forecast.

Saturday the 4th stays solid. Morning glass is gone, but a clean 8ft south-southeast swell (13-second period) with a light cross-off breeze from the SSW keeps the lines clean, combined energy at 2361. The afternoon turns cross-shore, so it won’t be as perfect.

Sunday the 5th goes downhill. A cross-onshore wind picks up, swell drops to 6ft, period shortens, and energy drops to 813. By afternoon it’s choppy and poor. That trend sticks through Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the 8th – small, choppy, short-period junk. There’s a solid four-day gap of poor conditions.

Things perk up on Thursday the 9th. The morning brings a clean 6ft south swell with a cross-off wind, but it’s short-period (7 seconds) and energy is moderate at 449. The afternoon, though, sees a big jump: a 8ft south swell with a long 13-second period and combined energy roaring to 2713. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’ll be a touch bumpy, but there’s heaps of power.

Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th are average, with small, messy waves. Sunday the 12th is tricky – a big 8ft south swell with a very long 17-second period late in the day, combined energy a massive 3674, but wind is onshore at 12 mph with rain. That’s a powerful groundswell, but blown out. The long period could make it wall up at this beach break.

From Monday the 13th to Wednesday the 15th, it’s mostly a write-off with strong onshore winds and choppy surf. A few clean moments on Tuesday the 14th with a cross-off wind, but the swell is short-period (8 seconds) and energy moderate.

Keep an eye on Thursday the 16th of July. The morning is small and bumpy, but the afternoon looks wild – a 10ft south swell with a 12-second period and a clean cross-off breeze at 15 mph. Combined energy is 2500. The file says this swell is predicted to be too big for this break. That’s big, powerful, clean swell – but only for experts.

The final days fizzle out with small, weak swell and bad wind. Friday the 17th has clean, 2ft groundswell (17-second period!) but it’s tiny, and the energy (577) isn’t enough.

So, the best bet by far is this Friday, the 3rd of July, with glassy conditions and a solid south groundswell. Saturday morning the 4th is also a strong option. The later big swells are for experts only, and the long gaps in between are just how it goes sometimes.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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