North Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what's on offer at North Street over the next couple of weeks. I've got to be straight with you – it's a bit of a tough stretch.

Overall, the pattern is one of persistent, small, weak swell and a lot of onshore or cross-shore wind. We're looking at a long dry spell, with the first surf worth paddling out for not showing up until the final few days of the outlook. From now through most of the first week of September, forget it. There’s essentially a gap of about eight or nine days with nothing to recommend.

The water temp at North Street is a notable 77°F, which is a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a real anomaly, so you'll definitely feel the bathwater.

Finally, on Sunday the 6th of September in the morning, we get a whisper of life. Swell bumps up to 2ft from the East with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at (59), but the wind switches to a light cross-offshore from the NNE, cleaning it right up. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not going to be a classic, but it's the first clean window in a long time.

The better call looks like Monday the 7th of September in the morning. Again, we're looking at waves around 2ft from the East, but the period stretches to 11 seconds – that's a touch of real groundswell energy. The combined energy is moderate (110). The wind is glassy from the southeast, which means dead-calm conditions. This is the standout for the whole outlook. For a break that's fairly exposed to swell, these clean, glassy conditions will make the most of the small, long-period energy. Keep in mind, with that long period at a beach/jetty setup, it might break a bit straight, but in the right spot you'll get a clean, workable wave.

The rest of the second week is just more of the same small, choppy, or onshore junk. There’s a light offshore breeze on the morning of Wednesday the 9th, but the swell is tiny at 1.0ft, making it not worth your time.

So there you have it. A long wait for a small but very clean window on the 7th. It’s not all doom and gloom; the consistency of the break means it can bounce back quickly if the charts shift. For now, keep your board waxed and your eyes on that glassy Monday morning.

Rusty.

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