North Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for North Point. We’ve got a wild ride ahead, and it’s going to take some patience to get the good stuff.

The overall pattern is a tale of two weeks. The first few days are a total write-off – Sunday the 6th is a mess with strong cross-shore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. The swell is there, but it’s not rideable. We’re looking at a solid gap of poor conditions until things start to clean up.

The real action begins to fire up on Monday morning, the 7th. That’s our first standout. The wind swings to a light offshore from the southeast, and we’ve got a solid 12ft SW groundswell rolling in with a long 16-second period. The wave energy is pumping hard (6018), and the conditions are clean. This is for experienced surfers only – that’s a powerful, long-period swell that will be lining up beautifully at this point break. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Tuesday the 8th is another gem, especially the afternoon. The swell drops a touch to 12ft from the WSW, but the wind goes light and cross-offshore, making for clean, exceptional waves. The energy is still massive (6917). This is expert territory, but if you’ve got the skill, this is the best on offer across the whole forecast.

The middle of the week sees the swell slowly easing, but we get some more clean windows. Wednesday morning the 9th has a strong offshore wind from the ENE with 10ft WSW swell (4278 energy), and the afternoon turns glassy with a light offshore from the NE. Thursday the 10th is also a good call for experienced surfers in the afternoon – 7ft swell with a gentle cross-offshore breeze.

Then we hit another rough patch from Friday the 11th through to the end of the second week. The winds get messy, turning cross-shore and onshore, and the swell gets too big and wind-whipped. By the 17th and 18th, we’re looking at massive, blown-out 20ft+ swells with strong onshore winds – that’s pure chaos, and a beach break setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle session.

There’s one final, massive flash in the pan on Sunday the 20th. The charts show a colossal 20ft SW groundswell with a 20-second period, and the energy is off the charts (30010). The wind is only moderate, but the report says it’s predicted to be too big for this break. That’s a monster swell that will be terrifying and dangerous, even for the best. It’s a promise of something truly epic, but only for the absolute elite, and even then, it’s a serious risk.

In the end, the standout is Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th. Clean, powerful, long-period groundswell with offshore winds. That’s the window. The rest is a waiting game or a spectator sport.

Rusty.

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