North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Northwall has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows where it’s going to light up.

First up, the water temp sits around 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no need to dig out the thickest rubber just yet.

The week kicks off with a solid pulse. Monday morning, the 3rd of August, is the standout for the entire outlook. We're looking at a clean 6 ft groundswell from the southeast, with a long 11-second period bringing some proper energy (771). The wind is a light 3 mph offshore from the west, so expect clean, peeling lines. Northwall is a very consistent beach/groyne setup, so it should be firing. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, Tuesday the 4th through to Sunday the 9th gets pretty ordinary. The swell drops right off, mostly below 3 ft, and the winds get messy with onshore and cross-onshore junk. There’s a small window on Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th where the morning offshore will clean up the knee-high dribble, but it’s not worth getting excited about. Saturday the 8th morning has a bit more size at 4 ft, but it’s short-period windswell and not the same quality as Monday.

We then hit a real lull from the 9th of August through to the 13th. The swell is tiny for days on end, with only small, weak energy making it in. It’s a proper flat spell for Northwall.

Things start to rumble back to life on Friday the 14th of August. The morning is messy with 7 ft on a short 7-second period, but that afternoon the real deal shows up. We’re talking a massive 10 ft swell from the south with a combined energy of 1345—that’s a lot of water moving. However, for a spot like this, that size gets into the "experts only" territory. It’ll be heavy and powerful, a proper big-wave day for the crew who know what they’re doing. The wind is light and clean, so it will look epic, but it’s not for the faint-hearted.

Saturday the 15th holds good size at 7 ft in the morning with clean offshore wind again. That’s another solid day for stronger surfers, but the afternoon onshore wind will chop it up. By Sunday the 16th, it’s dropping again and the wind is howling, so things go downhill fast.

Finally, there’s a little glimmer right at the end. On Tuesday the 18th of August, the swell drops right back to 3 ft, but it’s a glassy morning with a long 10-second period from the east. The energy is moderate (299), and with absolutely no wind, those little waves will be as clean as a whistle. A great morning for a log or a mid-length.

So, the standout is Monday the 3rd for clean, solid surf. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are for the advanced crew looking for a proper push. The rest? You’ll be spending time checking the tide pools.

Rusty.

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