North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, fresh off the coffee and looking at the charts for the 16-day run. It’s a bit of a slow start, but the second half of this run is where the real story is, so don’t write it off yet.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off for a proper surf. Tuesday the 28th kicks off with a weak 3ft south swell, period a short 9 seconds, and the combined energy is only moderate at 157. It’s surfable but ordinary, and the windows are tight. We’ve got a light WSW offshore in the morning, but the afternoon turns onshore with an ENE breeze, ruining it. Wednesday and Thursday are even smaller, with swells barely scraping 2ft and energy dropping into the weak range (30-58). You’d be better off doing something else.

Friday the 31st is where it starts to wake up. The morning sees a clean 4ft south swell, period pushing up to 10 seconds, and the energy jumps to a solid 465. That’s a proper moderate pulse. The wind is a clean cross-off from the SSW, and the water temp is sitting at 69°, which is bang on average for this time of year. That morning session is the first real highlight in this run.

Saturday the 1st of August builds on it. The morning is a bit messy with light rain, but the swell is a solid 5ft from the SSE, period still 10 seconds, and energy is pumping at 539. The afternoon cleans right up with the same swell and a cross-off breeze, scoring a very good conditions call. That afternoon session is a standout for the first week.

But the real gem in this outlook is Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning brings a 3ft swell from the SE, but that period is a very long 16 seconds – proper groundswell. The combined energy is 757, a strong moderate pulse. The wind is light offshore from the SW, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is a classic point-break style day, and for a beach/groyne setup like Northwall, the long period will really focus the energy. This is the best on offer in the first week.

The second week gets bigger but messier. Monday the 3rd is okay, with a 4ft SSE swell at 11 seconds and clean offshore winds in the morning. Tuesday the 4th is a write-off with strong 30 km/h southerly winds. Wednesday the 5th through Friday the 7th sees the swell push up to 8ft-8ft, but the wind is a fresh 30-35 km/h cross-off, creating proper stormy conditions. The energy is strong (766-1504), but for a beach break, this is big, raw, and bumpy. This is more of a kite surfer’s window than a paddle surfer’s dream.

Then we get to the absolute standout of the entire forecast. Saturday the 8th of August. The morning delivers a 8ft swell from the ESE, period 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive 1931 – that’s very strong wave energy. The wind is a gentle 15 km/h cross-off from the SW, and the conditions are clean. This is called out as excellent for experienced surfers, and it’s clear why. That is the session to circle on the calendar. It’s going to be big, powerful, and uncrowded given the conditions.

Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th hold a solid 6ft to 7ft E swell, with long 10-second periods and clean offshore winds in the mornings. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th look magic: a 6ft to 6ft E swell, period holding at 11 seconds, and the wind goes glassy in the mornings – practically zero from the WSW. That’s pure, clean, lined-up surf. The energy is strong (778-912) but the conditions will be pristine.

So, your best bets: Sunday morning the 2nd for the long-period groundswell and clean glass, and Saturday morning the 8th for the big, powerful, clean swell for experienced surfers. The second week mornings on the 11th and 12th are also absolute magic for clean, glassy conditions. Don’t sleep on the second half of this run.

Rusty.

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