North Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The local surf scene is looking pretty flat for the next 16 days, so I’ll be straight with you. There’s a real lack of energy coming through, and what little swell we get is mostly weak and short-period. It’s a tough stretch for paddle surfing.

Looking at the whole run, we’ve got a long gap right from the start. The first possible surf pops up on Wednesday the 29th of July, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

North Street is the only spot on the cards, and it’s a beach/jetty setup that’s fairly exposed to the swell. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

Wednesday, July 29th: There’s a small window here. Wednesday morning brings a clean 2ft swell from the SE with a period of 7 seconds, and a light NNW offshore wind. The combined wave energy is weak (72). The conditions are clean, but the waves are very ordinary. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up a touch to 3ft from the SSE, still with a light wind, but it’s a cross-offshore breeze. The energy is still weak (70). This is a ‘surfable but very ordinary’ situation. It’s the best the whole forecast has to offer, but that’s not saying much.

Thursday, July 30th: The morning has a 2ft SSE swell with a period of 8 seconds and a gentle offshore wind from the WNW. The energy is weak (47). It’s clean, but the waves are tiny. The afternoon is even smaller at 2ft.

From Friday, July 31st, right through to Tuesday, August 12th, the story is the same. Swell heights mostly stay below 2ft, with periods bouncing between 4 and 9 seconds, and the combined energy rarely breaks 60. Winds are often cross-onshore or onshore, making for choppy, poor surf conditions. There are a few moments of clean conditions, like on the 9th and 10th of August, but the swell is so small (1.0ft to 1ft) that it’s barely worth a mention. The only standout in terms of wind is the morning of Tuesday, August 12th, which is glassy, but there’s only a 1.0ft, 8-second swell. It’s a flat, glassy ocean.

The best session on offer, and I use the term loosely, is the Wednesday, July 29th morning at North Street. It’s the only time we get a hint of cleaner, offshore conditions with a swell that’s at least knee-high. The combined energy for this whole period is very weak, sitting in the double digits (54) at its best. For any surfer looking for a proper wave, this is a tough stretch. The lack of consistency and the tiny size make it a real non-event for paddling. Honestly, with the wind and small, weak swell, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty

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