North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Northwall.

The first few days are pretty flat and messy. Sunday the 23rd has rain and a cross-shore breeze messing up tiny 3ft swell from the east-northeast with a short 8-second period – combined energy is only 106 (weak), so forget it. Monday the 24th offers a clean window Monday morning with a 2ft swell from the south-southeast, long 12-second period, and light cross-offshore wind, but it’s tiny and combined energy is 194 (moderate). Not worth getting wet for. There’s a gap through Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday and Thursday where conditions stay poor or marginal with onshore or cross winds and weak swell under 4ft.

Friday the 28th of August morning is the first real standout. Clean 3ft swell from the south, 10-second period, with light offshore wind from the southwest – glassy conditions. Combined energy is 254 (moderate). It’s small but clean, and Northwall is a beach/groyne/river break that’s very consistent and exposed to the swell, so you’ll find a few fun ones. Crowds can show up sometimes, but with the small size it shouldn’t be too bad. Water temp is about average for the time of year.

The next highlight is Monday the 31st of August morning. Swell jumps to 5ft from the south-southeast, 8-second period, with clean cross-offshore wind from the southwest. Combined energy is a solid 493 (moderate to strong). That’s a real step up in size, but the short period makes it a bit fat and dumpy – still worth a look if you’re keen. The afternoon brings a very long 17-second period groundswell from the south-southeast at 3ft, but it’s cross-shore and only marginal – those long-period swells can be tricky at a beach/groyne setup, breaking straight and hard to line up.

Looking ahead, Wednesday the 2nd of September morning has another clean window: 2ft from the south-southeast, 13-second period, with light offshore wind from the west-southwest. Combined energy is 286 (moderate). Small but clean, and that long period gives it some shape. Saturday the 5th of September morning has a 3ft south-southeast swell with a long 14-second period, but onshore wind from the east – combined energy is 374 (moderate), but the wind kills it for surfing. Then Monday the 7th of September morning looks glassy with 2ft from the south, 11-second period, and calm wind – combined energy 182 (moderate). Tiny, but glassy as glass.

The best bets are Friday the 28th of August morning for clean, small waves, and Monday the 31st of August morning for a bit more size. After that, it’s mostly marginal windows and onshore wind, so don’t plan your week around the second half – just keep watching the sky.

Rusty.

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