North Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for North Point. It’s a solid point break for advanced crew, and it’s about to get a proper hammering from a long-period SW groundswell that’s been building. The water temp is feeling about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The big story is arriving Wednesday the 26th of August. We’ve got a serious pulse of WSW swell pushing in, 15 ft to 16 ft with a period of 17-18 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. The combined energy is through the roof, around 13576, so this is a powerful, deep-water train. The wind is a bit messy though; Wednesday morning is a cross-on SSW breeze at 9 mph, and the afternoon turns into a cross-shore chop with SSE wind at 16 mph. The wave comment says it’s marginal, but for an advanced spot like this, the size and period mean there’ll be some freight trains coming through. The wind is the only thing spoiling it – it’s not clean.

Thursday the 27th looks rougher. The swell drops a touch to 12 ft-13 ft, but the wind picks up to 19 mph from the S and SSE, all cross-shore. The energy is still high at 6486, but the lumpy chop will make it a battle. Not a standout.

Friday the 28th sees the swell ease to 7 ft on the morning, with a cleaner cross-offshore SE breeze at 16 mph. The period drops to 12 seconds, so it’s less grunty. The morning is clean, but the afternoon goes to zero. Saturday the 29th is where the magic starts to line up. The morning is a bit average with an E wind, but the afternoon – that’s the pick of the first week. The swell pushes back up to 10 ft from the SW, period of 17 seconds, and the wind swings to a clean offshore ENE at 6 mph. The wave comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers” and the energy is 4644. This is a proper session for anyone who can handle it. Expect long, walling right-handers with no wind bump. The break is “fairly consistent” but crowds are “sometimes”, so you might have a few mates out, but it’s not a zoo.

Sunday the 30th holds similar size at 10 ft, but the wind is a cross-off NE on the morning and a light cross NW on the afternoon. It’s still good, but not as pristine as Saturday afternoon. Monday the 31st gets messy again with onshore wind and a lumpy afternoon.

The first week of September is a write-off for quality. Tuesday the 1st through Thursday the 3rd has onshore WSW wind and 10 ft-13 ft swell, but it’s all onshore and lumpy. Not worth paddling out unless you’re a masochist.

Then, look out for Monday the 7th of September. The morning is a clean cross-off ESE wind, 12 ft SW swell at 16 seconds, energy 5855. But the afternoon is the absolute standout of the whole 16-day run: glassy conditions. S wind at 3 mph, 12 ft WSW swell at 16 seconds, and the wave comment reads “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers”. That’s a rare, perfect window. No wind, long-period groundswell, and a point break that will handle it beautifully. The energy is 5773. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

Tuesday the 8th also looks promising with a clean cross-off NNE wind, 12 ft swell at 17 seconds, and the afternoon is offshore N at 6 mph. The energy is 7616 for the morning, the highest in the second week. That’s a lot of grunt, but the wind is right.

Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th taper off in size and wind quality, but the 10th has a clean offshore NE wind and a 7 ft, 19-second swell – very long period again, energy 4576. That’ll be a smooth, peeling day for the experienced.

The second week has a few good days, but Monday the 7th afternoon is the true gem. Over 8 ft, so it’s experts only, but for those guys, it’s going to be unforgettable.

Rusty.

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