Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a 16-day window lookin’ at Banana Point, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a real mixed bag, with some decent windows, but nothing that’ll have you ringing in sick for work. This is a point break, fairly consistent, exposed to the swell, and the optimum direction is from the NW. The water’s about 71°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

We start off Thursday morning the 27th of August, but there’s nothing to write home about – just a tiny 0.7 ft wind swell out of the NNW with a short 7-second period and a light cross-onshore. It’s a write-off. The energy is super weak (10). Thursday afternoon gets a bump to 5 ft from the NW, but it’s an onshore 9 mph wind makin’ it a messy, onshore wind-swell. Not worth paddlin’ out.

Friday morning the 28th of August is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got 3 ft from the NW with an 7-second period and it’s glassy – that’s a big positive, the cleanest conditions you’ll see. The combined energy is moderate (91), but it’s small. It’s surfable, just very ordinary. Friday afternoon jumps to 4 ft from the NW, 8 seconds, but the wind swings cross-onshore, so it’s messy again.

Now, here’s the standout. Saturday morning the 29th of August is the best on offer across the whole outlook. We’ve got 4 ft of NW swell, a nice 11-second period, and a clean, cross-off breeze from the south at just 3 mph. This is a proper little groundswell window. The combined energy is healthy (282), so there’s some push. The conditions will be clean, with the swell direction matching the optimum. It’s a point break, so that longer period will wrap in nicely. This is the one to point the car at.

Saturday afternoon it goes back to a cross-on breeze and gets choppy again. Sunday morning the 30th of August has 3 ft from the NW, 9 seconds, but a cross-shore wind kills it. The rest of that week and into the start of September is a real snooze-fest – small waves (3 ft to 4 ft), mostly from the NW, with poor wind conditions and low energy. The mornings on Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd of September offer clean, cross-off winds but the swell is just too small and weak to get excited about (energy peaking at 160-189).

From Thursday the 3rd of September onwards, it’s a slow decline. We get a little 3 ft bump on Thursday morning with a clean cross-off, but it’s weak (115 energy). Friday the 4th of September morning is glassy but only 3 ft – nice conditions but the wave’s a dud. After that, from the 5th through to the 11th of September, it’s almost all poor conditions with tiny waves under 2 ft, short periods, and mostly onshore winds. The energy readings are mostly in the weak range (36 to 83), with a couple of moderate spikes on the 10th of September (106 and 128) but those have onshore winds, so no joy. There’s a big gap of flat, poor conditions from the 5th to the 11th.

So, to sum it up: Saturday morning the 29th of August is your only true standout. A nice clean 4 ft groundswell with a long period and light offshores. If you miss that, you’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for over a week. This spot is fairly consistent, so a blank run like this is a bit of a bummer, but forecasts can change.

Rusty

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