Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. It’s Rusty here, and we’ve got a long stretch ahead at Banana Point. Most of it’s pretty flat and junky, but there’s a couple of windows where it cleans up and actually gets fun. Don’t get your hopes up for the far stuff—it might happen, but it’s a ways out.

Right now, Tuesday morning (15th), it’s glassy but there’s nothing to ride—about 2ft of weak, lumpy stuff. Not worth it. The afternoon goes onshore and fades.

Wednesday (16th) is similar: clean early but tiny, then the wind turns onshore and the swell bumps up to about 4ft in the afternoon, but it’s messy and cross-onshore. Not your friend.

Thursday (17th) is the first real glimpse. Morning glass, about 4ft from the NW with a short 8-second period. It’s surfable but ordinary—some push, not much shape. Afternoon goes onshore, so make the call early.

Friday (18th) actually shapes up. Morning is glassy, and we’ve got a clean 3ft of NW groundswell at 11 seconds. That’s the first real quality window. The period is long enough to get proper lines through the point. Afternoon gets sloppy, so dawn patrol is the go.

Saturday (19th) is a letdown. Morning has a bit of cross-shore wind, and the swell drops to about 3ft. Ordinary. Sunday (20th) is clean but tiny—just 2ft. You’ll be frustrated.

The middle of the week (21st–25th) is basically a dead zone. Swell stays small, mostly under 2ft, with a lot of onshore wind in the afternoons. Nothing happens.

Then the end of the month shows some life. Saturday the 26th has a pulse of longer-period WNW swell building in the afternoon—about 3ft at 17 seconds, energy jumping. But it’s onshore and messy. Sunday morning the 27th is the standout of the whole run: glassy, 3ft of WNW groundswell at 13 seconds, with a solid energy reading. That’s the best combo of size, period, and clean conditions we see. This is your session if you can wait.

Monday the 28th morning is also clean, about 3ft from the WNW at 12 seconds, but the afternoon gets a bit cross-shore and marginal. The 29th and 30th are back to small and onshore—weak energy, poor conditions.

So, in short: not a whole lot to get excited about for the next two weeks. The one true standout is Sunday morning the 27th—clean, glassy, with a decent long-period WNW swell. That’s the one to mark on the calendar. Friday morning the 18th is the only other real option.

Water temp is 70°—about average for this time of year.

Banana Point is pretty consistent, but there are long flat spells in here. The 3ft days are fine for beginners, but the 5ft Thursday afternoon might be pushing it. Long period swells like the one on the 27th can be tricky at beach breaks, but this is a point, so it should handle it fine.

Crowds are likely, especially on the good days. Don’t expect empty lineups.

Alright, that’s the long and short of it. Keep your eyes on the 27th. Otherwise, it’s a lot of waiting.

Catch you in the water.

Rusty

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