North wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Listen up, folks. Rusty here. We've got a long stretch of nothing much on the menu for Northwall, but there's a big, powerful pulse of energy coming that will get your heart racing. Don't get too amped for the next week, 'cause it's gonna be a slow, small grind.

The immediate picture is weak. Swell heights are barely breaking a few feet, with periods that are short and lack punch. The wave energy is in the low hundreds, like 165 on Wednesday morning. It's just not doing a thing. We get some clean windows with light offshore winds, like Thursday morning, but the waves themselves are pretty poor. It's one of those stretches where you're just floating around, not really surfing.

The weekend is nothing to get excited about either. Saturday holds some small, clean surf early with a light offshore, but it's still small. Sunday afternoon, the north-northeast wind howls at 30 km/h and turns the place into a mess. Not worth the paddle out. The start of next week stays small and weak, with that cross-offshore wind keeping things clean but not offering any real push. A whole lot of waiting, I tell ya.

Now, here's the interesting part. Around Wednesday, August 12th, the morning shows some promise. We've got a south swell at about 3 feet with an 11-second period, and a moderate offshore wind. The energy jumps to 294, which is the most we've seen in days. It's not huge, but it should have some shape and power. That's the first real glimmer of a decent session.

But the real standout is the following morning, Thursday, August 13th. The swell jumps to a solid 10 feet out of the SSE with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a massive 1648, which is a whole different ballgame. The wind is cross-offshore and the conditions are clean, but the notes are clear: this is too big for the break. This is a big, powerful swell that is only for the most experienced. The water is going to be moving, the sets will be pushing hard, and it won't be forgiving. This is all expert territory, and even then, it's maxing out the place.

The rest of that week and into the next is a lot of solid, but not epic, surf. We're talking 5 to 8 feet of south-southeast swell, with energy in the 500-900 range. The winds are mostly cross or cross-off, which keeps things from being perfect. The quality is just average, nothing to write home about. There are a few rain showers and even a thunderstorm risk thrown in there, so you'll be dodging drops.

The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year. So, a normal wetsuit for you.

So, to sum it up: if you're a beginner, stay away from the 13th and 14th. That’s a big-water day. For the rest of us, the pick of the week is Wednesday morning, August 12th – it’s the only day that has a bit of quality without being a washing machine. The big swell on the 13th is the most impressive thing on the charts, but it’s a beast, not a longboard wave. Keep an eye on the long-range, but as always, long-range is just a promise, not a guarantee.

Rusty out.

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