Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Banana Point over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with ya – it’s looking pretty bleak for a long stretch. There’s a big gap right at the start with no worthwhile surf at all. We’re talkin’ several days of flat, messy conditions where you’re better off keepin’ the board in the car. The first real nod towards anything worth paddlin’ out for doesn’t come around until Friday morning, the 17th of July, and even then, it’s just barely surfable. The water temp is hangin’ around 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Now, Friday the 17th morning is where we see a tiny flicker of life. We’ve got a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the SSE, with swell around 3 ft out of the NW at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate at best (75), and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not a standout, just the first sign we’re not totally shut out. The afternoon on that same day though, the wind shifts onshore, gustin’ to 12 mph from the NW, and the waves get chopped up. Not worth it.

The next bit of hope comes Saturday morning, the 18th of July. Again, we get a clean window with a light SSE cross-offshore breeze. Swell is 3 ft from the NW at 8 seconds, with moderate energy (104). Still just “very ordinary,” but it’s clean. The Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th mornings echo the same theme – clean cross-offshore winds, 3 ft NW swell, but nothing that’ll get your heart racin’. This stretch is for the dedicated only.

The real standout, the best we’ve got across the whole run, points to Tuesday morning, the 22nd of July. That morning is callin’ for glassy conditions, with the wind completely calm. The swell holds at 3 ft from the NW, 8-second period, and the energy is solidly moderate at (132). The water will be clean as a whistle. That’s your window. It’s the only time in the whole outlook where we get that glassy, clean surface, and for a point break like Banana Point, that makes all the difference. The swell direction from the NW matches up with what this break likes.

Even Thursday the 23rd afternoon pushes some energy, with swell building to 5 ft from the NW and energy jumpin’ to (261), but the wind is onshore then, ruining the party.

Overall, if you’re lookin’ for a wave, your best bet is to mark your calendar for the morning of Tuesday, the 22nd of July. Get there early for that glass. Everything else is just filler.

Rusty.

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