North Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your local stretch. Alright, so the outlook for North Haven is a bit of a slow burn, but there’s a couple of decent windows if you’ve got patience. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The next few days are pretty flat and ordinary. Thursday morning (6th August) you’ve got tiny 1 ft swell from the south, period around 10 seconds, and glassy conditions – it’s surfable but very average, combined energy is weak (70). Thursday arvo turns to rubbish with a cross-on breeze. Friday morning (7th August) is glassy again with a 2 ft SSE swell, 10-second period, and combined energy just ticking into moderate (119). It’s clean but still small. Saturday morning (8th August) sees a little 2 ft SSE swell with offshore SSW wind at 5 km/h, making it clean, and combined energy at 102 (moderate). Still tiny though. The rest of the weekend gets blown out by strong northerly winds and choppy conditions, not worth paddling for.

Then from Monday 11th August, things get real. The swell jumps up, but it’s big and messy. Tuesday morning (11th) shows 7 ft from the south with 11-second period, combined energy is strong (1120), but it’s cross-on and marginal. Wednesday morning (12th) is the first real standout: 6 ft south swell, 10-second period, clean with WSW cross-off wind at 5 km/h, and combined energy strong (719). That’s a solid, clean wave. The arvo goes glassy with 4 ft south swell (412 energy) – super clean.

Hold onto your board for Thursday 13th August arvo – 10 ft from the south with clean offshore SSW wind at 15 mph, combined energy very strong (973). But mate, that’s too big for North Haven unless you’re an expert. The same goes for Friday 14th: 8 ft SSE swell, 7-second period, offshore wind, 654 energy – clean but punchy for the experienced crew. Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th are massive: 10 ft to 12 ft SE swell, 9-12 second periods, combined energy into the four-digit range (1525 to 3775). Offshore winds, but it’s only for the brave. The break is a beach/breakwater setup, so with that much size and power, it’s looking more like a kite surfer’s playground than a paddle session.

The best bet for the everyday surfer is Wednesday 12th August: 6 ft south swell, clean morning, solid energy. If you’re an expert, the clean offshore days from 13th to 15th August are your window, but be ready for serious size. The last week sees a drop back: 19th August morning has a glassy 7 ft SE swell, 9-second period, 955 energy – clean and solid, but period is short. 21st August morning is another glassy gem with 4 ft ESE swell, 11-second period, 841 energy – clean and long-period, which will run nicely at this spot.

So, overall, the standout is Wednesday 12th August for the everyday surfer, and Thursday 13th through Saturday 15th for the experts. The rest is either too small, too windy, or too big. Hang in there, it’s not a total write-off.

Rusty.

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