Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cooking at Banana Point over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, this is a dry spell for the most part. The surf on offer is tiny and the conditions are mostly messy. We've got a bit of a wait for anything worthwhile, and even then, it's not going to set the world on fire. There are some long gaps here with nothing to get excited about.

Things are pretty quiet to start. Wednesday the 16th kicks off with a tiny 2ft NW swell at 8 seconds, and while the wind is light from the south, the energy is weak (69). Thursday morning the 17th is the first real glimmer. The swell drops a touch to 3ft from the NW, but the period stretches to 8 seconds and the wind goes completely glassy. The combined energy is a moderate 160. It's the standout window in the first week. That glassy morning will have the place looking clean, but it's small surf for sure.

After that, it gets ordinary again. Friday morning the 18th brings a bigger 3ft NW swell with a longer 11-second period and light cross-off winds, pushing the combined energy to 216, but the forecast says the conditions are just "good", not standout. The afternoon gets blown out. From the 19th through to the 25th, it's a long stretch of weak, small NW swells between 1ft and 3ft, with choppy onshore winds ruining most sessions. There are a few glassy mornings in there, like the 22nd and 25th, but the swell is just too small to bother.

Looking into the second week, things get interesting but not necessarily good. On the 23rd of September, a very long-period groundswell arrives at 1ft with an 18-second period from the WNW. The combined energy is moderate at 179 with glassy morning conditions. That long period means the waves will be clean and lined up at a point break like Banana Point, but it's barely a ripple in size. The real sneaky one is the 29th of September, Tuesday morning. We've got a 2ft NW swell with a 15-second period and a combined energy of 286. The wind is light cross-on, but that groundswell will wrap in nicely. It's still small, but it's the best energy reading in the whole run.

Honestly, if I had to pick a moment to paddle out, it's Thursday morning the 17th of September. It's the cleanest, glassiest, and most surfable small wave session. The 29th of September Tuesday morning is a long-range promise of a longer-period swell, but it's still tiny and cross-on.

The water temp is about average for the time of year at Banana Point, nothing unusual to report.

Keep your expectations low, and you might snag a few fun ones.

Rusty.

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