Angourie Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s ahead. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag, to be honest. There’s a bit of a flat spell early on, then a proper pulse of energy that looks like the clear standout, and then it gets a bit messy again towards the end. We’re working with Angourie Point (Angourie) here, a classic point break that loves an east-northeast swell.

The water’s sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

First up, the start of the window is pretty quiet. Friday the 7th is a write-off, with tiny 2ft surf and poor conditions. The weekend isn't much better. Saturday the 8th has a clean 2ft in the morning but it’s pretty average, and Sunday the 9th is looking at 4ft but the wind is all over it. It’s a bit of a nothing stretch, to be honest.

The start of the new week, Monday the 10th, still isn’t offering much. 3ft and the energy is weak (210). It’s clean enough, but there’s just no punch to it. This kind of flat, weak spell runs through until around the 13th. We’re talking a good few days with nothing that gets the heart racing.

Now, the real story is Friday the 14th of August. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The swell jumps to a solid 6ft from the south-southeast, and the period stretches out to 13 seconds. That’s proper groundswell. The energy reading is a massive 1261 – we’re talking strong, powerful surf. Morning winds are light offshore from the southwest, which is going to groom it into something special. This is the standout of the whole window. It’s an advanced wave at this size, make no mistake, but for those who know what they’re doing, this is the pick. That long period is a little more at home on a point like this than a beachie, so it should be nice and lined up. The afternoon drops off a touch to 6ft with a bit more cross-off wind, still good, but the morning is the session.

After that Friday, things start to wind down. Saturday the 15th has 5ft in the morning with moderate cross-off winds, but it’s losing a bit of the magic. It’s still surfable but not in the same league as the day before. By Sunday the 16th, it’s dropping back under 3ft with rain showers and the poor conditions return.

The following week looks like more of a struggle. There’s a bit of energy early on – Monday the 18th has 5ft – but it’s wind-affected and junky. There’s a brief glimmer on Thursday the 20th with a clean 4ft in the morning and light winds, which looks okay. And then again, on Saturday the 22nd, there’s a promising sign: 4ft from the east-northeast with glassy conditions and light winds. That one has "expect good surf conditions" written all over it. It’s a couple of weeks out, so don’t book your flights yet, but it’s something to keep an eye on.

So, the long and short of it is: the first week is pretty bleak. The Friday the 14th session is the one, no doubt. It’s got size, it’s got power, and it’s got clean wind. The 22nd could be a bonus, but it’s a long way out. Fingers crossed.

Rusty

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