Surf Forecasts:
North wall surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period, SE swell with 5,938 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North wall this week:
The surf forecast for North wall over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North wall in the next 16 days are 5.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North wall over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk Northwall.
We’ve got a slow start. Sunday the 12th is flat and sloppy – waves around 3 ft, but the wind is cross-off and the energy’s just not there. Water temp’s about 70°, right where it should be for this time of year.
Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th? Forget it. Wave heights drop to 2 ft and the wind goes onshore. There’s a real dead patch here.
Then the ocean wakes up. From Wednesday the 15th afternoon onward, the swell jumps hard, but so does the wind. By Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th, we’re looking at 11 to 14 ft waves with short period. For a beach break, that’s too big – it’s all chop and whitewater. You’d be better off with a kite.
That heavy swell, over 13 ft, hangs around through the weekend of the 19th and 20th. The period gets up to 10 to 11 seconds, but the size is still just way too much for a paddle session.
Now, the standout. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd mornings. Swell drops to a human scale – around 5 to 7 ft – and the period stretches to 11 to 12 seconds. Tuesday has a light offshore breeze and the swell from the ESE, dead on for Northwall’s sweet spot. Wednesday is even glassier, with a light cross-off from the west and a 5 ft swell at 12 seconds. That’s the cleanest, most lined-up surf of the whole stretch.
After that, we get some decent mornings on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Chest-high swell, clean offshore winds. The afternoons get choppy, but the mornings are worth the paddle.
So, skip the first week. Your best chance to really score is Tuesday and Wednesday of that second week. Mark it.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 175 | 70 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 284 | 920 | 1788 | 3205 | 2424 | 1385 | 1276 | 2527 | 4160 | 5079 | 4039 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.74m | 7:09AM1.06m | 7:43PM1.83m | 8:02AM1.09m | 8:31PM1.86m | 8:52AM1.12m | 9:17PM1.84m | 9:40AM1.14m | 10:01PM1.75m | 10:26AM1.14m | 10:43PM1.62m | 11:13AM1.13m | 11:24PM1.47m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.21m | 1:39AM0.28m | 12:49PM0.17m | 2:30AM0.20m | 1:43PM0.13m | 3:16AM0.15m | 2:35PM0.11m | 4:00AM0.12m | 3:25PM0.12m | 4:42AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.16m | 5:21AM0.14m | 5:02PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 9 | N 10 | E 11 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | S 20 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 248 | 175 | 70 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 69 | 4039 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 14 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 15 | 284 | 920 | 1788 | 3205 | 2424 | 1385 | 1276 | 2527 | 4160 | 5079 | 929 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 265 | 405 | 203 | 189 | 315 | 26 | 362 | 362 | 247 | 362 | 621 | 315 | 524 | 65 | 65 |
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