North Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what North Point is looking like over the next couple of weeks.

Friday the 31st of July is a total loss. A solid 10-foot SW groundswell with a very long 16-second period is coming in, but a strong 30 km/h cross-on wind from the NW is making it a lumpy, blown-out mess. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 66°, but that doesn’t help. The combined wave energy is already huge at 5266, and it’s only going to get bigger.

Saturday the 1st of August is a bit of a tale of two halves. The morning is still choppy with a cross-on breeze, but the afternoon sees the wind settle to a gentle 9 km/h cross-shore from the SSE. The swell is a massive 15 feet from the SW with a 15-second period, and the energy is enormous at 9249. The report says it’s marginal, probably due to the tide, but the conditions are cleaning up. This is a heavy, powerful wave for advanced surfers only.

Sunday the 2nd of August is where the real magic happens. The morning is clean with a 12 km/h cross-offshore NE breeze on a 10-foot SW groundswell (13-second period). The combined energy is 3527, which is still strong. But the absolute standout is Sunday afternoon. The wind drops to a tiny 3 km/h cross-off from the NNE, making it glassy. The swell holds at 10 feet from the SW, and the forecast says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. This is the best session of the whole forecast. The wave energy is still moderate-strong at 2677, but the conditions will be perfect. Crowds are possible, so you’ll want to be out there early.

Monday the 3rd of August morning is another jewel. It’s glassy with a 3 km/h W wind, and a 6-foot WSW groundswell with a 15-second period. The energy is moderate at 1572. This is a classic, clean, long-period groundswell that’s just made for a point break like North Point. This is the second standout.

After that, things get messy. From Monday afternoon through to Thursday the 6th, the wind swings onshore and the swell pumps up, making for poor to marginal conditions. The energy is consistently in the very strong range (5659 to 16535). Thursday the 6th afternoon sees a 15-foot WSW swell but with a 40 km/h onshore wind – that’s a washing machine.

The second week gets downright wild. Saturday the 8th of August has near-gale force winds at 50 km/h and a 23-foot cross-on swell. The energy is astronomical at 16885. Sunday the 9th of August sees the biggest swell of the entire period at 25 feet from the WSW with an 18-second period, and an energy reading of 34316. The report says the swell is too big for this break, even for experts. The wind is a strong cross-on at 40 km/h, so this is more of a big-wave tow-in or a kite-surfing show.

The rest of the second week, from the 10th to the 15th of August, is a series of very large, onshore, and messy to poor conditions. The swell stays above 10 feet, and the wind is relentless. A few sessions on the 13th of August have a 6-foot to 8-foot SW swell, but the wind is a strong cross-on, so it’s chopped out.

So, for the full 16-day window, the clear standouts are Sunday afternoon the 2nd of August and Monday morning the 3rd of August. If you’re an advanced surfer, those are the windows to lock in. Everything else is either too big, too windy, or both.

Rusty.

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