North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me give you the straight story on what’s coming our way.

Alright, strap in, because we’ve got a weird run here. The start is a tale of two Saturdays. We kick off with some small but workable stuff, but then the ocean just goes mental for a solid five days. It’s going to be too much for most folks, but then we start to see the light again right at the end of the 16-day window.

This first Saturday, the 4th of July, that’s our little window. The morning is small but clean at North Wall. Swell is coming from a weird direction – East at 3ft – but with a period of 10 seconds, it’s packing a bit of punch (212 combined energy). The water is a comfortable 71°, basically average for this time of year. Wind is a cross-off from the SSW, so it should be clean. Come Saturday afternoon, the swell jumps to 4ft from the SSE but the period drops short to 7 seconds. It’s still got moderate energy (391), and it’s rideable, but that short period makes it a bit junky.

Sunday, the 5th, is a write-off. Wind is up to 15-18 mph, the swell is a messy combo, and the rating is poor across the board. Don’t bother.

From Monday, the 6th of July through to Friday, the 10th of July, we are in a major swell event. We are talking a solid 10ft of SSE swell for most of it, with energy readings up around 1380 to a huge 3777 combined energy. This is big, powerful, charging water. The period is solid at 10-12 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. But for a beach/groyne setup like North Wall, 10ft is way too big for the average punter. This is expert territory only, and even then, it will be a battle. The winds are consistently strong cross-off from the south, so it will be clean but angry.

We get a small break in the wind and swell on Saturday the 11th of July and Sunday the 12th. Saturday morning is the real standout of the whole forecast. The swell drops to 6ft from the SSE, with 10 seconds of period, and we get a light offshore wind from the SW. It’s going to be glassy and clean. The energy is still moderate (708), but that offshore wind will make every wave wall up. That’s your best chance for a proper session. The afternoon stays clean but the wind shifts.

Sunday morning, the 12th, is still clean with a light offshore, but the swell has dropped to 3ft. Still fun if you’re on a log, but it’s the tail end of the action.

After that, it goes quiet. From Monday, the 13th of July, we drift into a flat spell. The swell bottoms out at 2ft to 2ft for a few days with weak energy. There’s one day, Tuesday the 14th afternoons, where a 5ft from the S pops up, but the period is a paltry 7 seconds and the wind is howling at 18 mph from the WSW. That’s a kitesurfing wind, not a paddling wind.

Looking way out, Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th of July, another big pulse arrives. Wednesday is 12ft from the south. Way too big again for North Wall, though the offshore wind will make it look pretty from the car park. Thursday the 16th morning is the one to watch out of this second pulse. We get 8ft from the SSE with a 9-second period and a moderate offshore from the SW. That’s big, but for experienced surfers, it could be the best session of the month. The energy is strong (1163 combined). After that, it stays big and messy right through to the end of the 16 days on the 19th of July, with no real windows for the average surfer.

So, your pick is Saturday the 11th of July, early. That’s the session.

Rusty.

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