North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and let’s get straight into it for Northwall. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s some decent options coming up if you’re patient.

The week ahead is a mixed bag, with the best surf arriving around the 1st and 10th of September, but we’ll have to work through some onshore slop first.

Friday the 28th is a write-off – 5ft from the SSE but with a cross-on SE wind, and the combined swell energy is only moderate at 760. Just poor conditions, so you’re better off doing something else.

Saturday the 29th brings a bit of hope early. The morning sees 4ft from the SSE (period 10s) with a cross-off SSW breeze, and the water temp is 69°, which is about average for this time of year. The energy drops to 396, but it’s clean. Expect good surf conditions, but it’s not huge. The afternoon gets messy with rain showers and 20 km/h south winds, dropping the swell to 3ft and making it marginal.

Sunday the 30th has the biggest swell of the early window – 7ft from the SSE (period 9s) with a cross-off S wind at 20 km/h. Combined energy is 640, so moderate. The waves will be there, but it’s still marked as marginal, likely due to the wind speed. Not a standout.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st are where it gets interesting. Monday is steady at 5ft from the SSE with S winds, but the real gem is Tuesday morning (September 1st). That’s the highlight early on: 3ft from the SSE, period 11s, with glassy conditions (SSE wind at 5 km/h). Combined energy is 368, and it’s clean, good surf. This is the one to aim for if you want small, tidy waves with no bump.

From Tuesday afternoon through the rest of the first week, it goes downhill. Strong cross-onshore winds from the NNE and dropping swell – down to 2ft by Thursday and Friday. There’s a gap of several days here with no real recommendations. Friday the 4th morning is glassy but only 2ft, which is surfable but very ordinary. The rest is poor.

The weekend of the 5th and 6th sees a spike in swell size but with terrible wind – 5ft from the NNE on Saturday afternoon but with 30 km/h cross-on winds, making it lumpy and poor. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Then, another standout arrives on Thursday, September 10th, in the morning. This is the big one for the longer range. 5ft from the SSE, period 12s (a nice groundswell), with a glassy SSE wind at 0 km/h. Combined energy is 560, so moderate, but those smooth conditions will make it clean and well-shaped. This is promising, though more than a week out, so keep an eye on it. The 12-second period means longer sets, easier paddling, and better shape – a real treat if it holds.

After that, Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th get messy again, with cross-shore winds and a rising 7ft on Saturday but with a short 6-second period, which is just sloppy.

So, overall, there are two standouts: Tuesday morning (September 1st) and Thursday morning (September 10th). The 1st is the most reliable, with glassy clean surf at 3ft. The 10th has more size (5ft) and longer period, but it’s further out, so treat it as promising but less certain. In between, there are long gaps of poor conditions, so pick your windows wisely.

Rusty.

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