North Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next 16 days.

Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with very little to get excited about. The first several days are basically a write-off, with nothing but tiny, weak, and often choppy conditions. The first real flicker of something surfable doesn’t show up until Wednesday morning, the 29th of July, and even then it’s barely a pulse.

Let’s break it down.

Starting Sunday the 26th, it’s flat and messy. Tiny 2 ft SE windswell with a short 8-second period, and the wind is onshore. The water is a warm 75°, which is about average for the time of year, but that’s the only nice thing I can say. The combined energy is a pitiful 49, so don’t bother.

Monday and Tuesday are more of the same. Cross-onshore winds, chop, and swell barely reaching 2 ft. The energy is weak, with readings like 28 and 42. It’s just not happening.

Now, Wednesday morning the 29th of July finally offers a tiny window. The swell from the SSE bumps up to 3 ft with a 7-second period, and the combined energy hits 102 – that’s moderate, but barely. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the WNW, so the surface will be clean. It’s surfable, but only just. Thursday morning the 30th might be the best of a bad bunch: a 2 ft SSE swell with a clean offshore NNW wind at 9 mph. The energy is low at 60, but the offshore wind will make it look better than it is. These are the only two sessions that are even worth a look, and they are for the experienced surfer only. The waves are small, weak, and the conditions are just “ordinary” at best.

After that, it goes back to mostly poor surf with cross-onshore winds and tiny swell. There’s a little spike on Friday the 31st of July morning with 4 ft from the ENE and a 7-second period, with a clean cross-offshore wind, giving a moderate energy of 139. But again, it’s just surfable, not good.

The second week is really quiet. From Saturday the 1st of August onwards, the swell drops back to 1 ft to 3 ft, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore. There’s a brief moment on Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 2 ft. It’s pretty hopeless.

The only break we have to work with is North Street, a beach/jetty setup. It’s fairly exposed to the SE swell, and the optimum direction is SE, so at least the direction lines up. It’s a consistent spot, but crowds are possible. With the swell being so small, it won’t be a problem. The swell is too small for beginners to worry about, and it’s never big enough to get dangerous. The short period (under 8 seconds) means the waves won’t have much punch.

Honestly, the best session is a tie between Wednesday morning the 29th and Thursday morning the 30th of July. I’d give the nod to Thursday morning, because that offshore wind will make the 2 ft feel a bit cleaner and more fun than the 3 ft with cross-offshore. But don’t get your hopes up. It’s a long, flat spell, and this is the kind of run that’s pretty normal for the area. It tends not to stay poor for long, but right now, it’s a tough watch.

Rusty.

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