North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our local stretch. Looks like we’ve got a bit of a mixed bag heading our way, but there are a couple of windows that will get the blood pumping.

First up, the water temp is sitting at a pretty standard 69°F for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

We start the forecast period on Wednesday the 22nd with a bit of energy. The morning session is actually looking alright. Northwall is showing 5ft of east swell, ticking along at 10 seconds, and that light WSW offshore breeze is going to have it standing up nicely. The combined energy is a solid moderate 458, so there’s some push behind it. It’s a great option for the beginners out there, real clean stuff.

But don’t get too excited for the afternoons just yet. Wednesday afternoon the wind swings around and the surf drops off, giving us poor conditions. Same story rolls into Thursday the 23rd – the morning is clean again with a 4ft easterly swell, but it’s a bit weaker with energy at 235, and it’s short period. The afternoon gets messy. Friday the 24th is a write-off, with a small, weak swell and strong onshore wind.

Now, hold on to your boardies. The standout of this whole outlook is Saturday the 25th. The morning is absolutely pumping. We’re looking at 7ft of swell from the SSE, but here’s the kicker – a 14-second period. That is proper groundswell, and the combined energy reading is a massive 1662, which is strong energy. With a light 3 mph offshore wind out of the west and glassy conditions, Northwall is going to be firing. This is a wave for experienced surfers – it’s a solid 7ft peak, so it’s a bit heavy for the learners. The only downside? This spot can get crowded, so get there early.

Sunday the 26th will still have some fun, clean waves in the morning, but the size drops back to 4ft. The following week is pretty quiet. There’s a small window Monday morning the 27th with a clean 3ft swell and offshore wind, but it’s nothing to write home about. We then hit a bit of a dead spell from Tuesday the 28th right through the end of the month.

We do get a little glimmer on Saturday the 1st of August. The morning is glassy, dead flat wind, and we’ve got 3ft of south swell. It’s surfable but small. Then the real interesting one is further out. Looking at Wednesday the 5th of August, there’s a huge 8ft SSE swell forecast with a 14-second period, creating massive energy at 2358. The wind is cross to cross-off, which is a bit messy. But the real big one hits on Thursday the 6th of August. The morning is showing 10ft of SSE swell, with a 12 mph offshore wind – that’s a clean, powerful beast. The energy reading is off the charts at 2982. However, a 10ft swell at this spot is just too big, even for the experts. It’s a monster. Definitely a promising long-range call, but we’ll have to see how that plays out.

So, if you’re paddling out, your best bet is Saturday morning the 25th. The second best, with a big caveat, is that massive swell around the 6th of August, but only for the truly experienced crew.

Rusty, signing off.

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