Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook for Banana Point is a bit of a mixed bag. We've got some swell on the horizon, but the wind is going to be the main character in this story, and it's not always a friendly one. There's a lot of "ordinary" conditions in the mix, but we do have a couple of windows where everything lines up. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit just yet.

Let's start with the early part of the coming week. The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday, September 7th, in the morning. It's a glassy morning with a light SSE breeze, and we've got a 1-foot swell from the WNW, but here's the kicker – it's a proper long-period groundswell at 16 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (121), so you'll feel the push, but the sets will be pretty spaced out. That long period at a point like Banana Point is a good thing for shape, but at 1-foot, it's going to be small and the wait between sets will be real. This is a "get the log out" kind of session.

Tuesday, September 8th, morning is a similar story – dead calm, glassy conditions, and a 2-foot swell from the WNW with a 12-second period. The energy is moderate (155). It's still small, but the cleanest it will be all week.

Now, the standout session for the whole period is looking like Wednesday, September 9th, in the morning. The wind is light from the south, a clean cross-offshore breeze, and the swell is starting to build. We're looking at 3-foot from the NW, with a 10-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a solid 240. This is the best call of the week. The conditions are clean, there's enough energy to make it fun, and the shape should be good for that point. The downside? It's a point break, and it "often" gets crowded, so expect company.

After that, the wind turns onshore in the afternoons, and the mornings through the rest of the week and into the weekend are a mix of clean but small surf. There's a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions.

The next proper window pops up in the second week. Tuesday, September 15th, morning offers a glassy start with a 2-foot swell from the NW, but it's a short period of 7 seconds, so the energy is weak (88). It's a knee-high dribbler at best.

The window I'm actually getting a bit excited about is Wednesday, September 16th, morning – glassy with a 2-foot, 6-second swell, but the energy is a bit higher at 77. Not great.

The real standouts in the second half are two mornings. First, Thursday, September 17th, morning. This is a big one. We've got a glassy start with a 4-foot swell from the NW, with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 202. This is the biggest, cleanest surf of the whole 16-day outlook. That swell height is getting into the territory where it's a bit much for beginners, but it's perfect for intermediate and experienced surfers. The wind is glass, so it will be absolutely clean. This is the one to circle.

Then, on Friday, September 18th, morning, we get another glassy morning with a 3-foot swell from the NW, a 9-second period, and even more energy at 217. Another solid session before the wind picks up.

So, there you have it. The best on offer is absolutely the mornings of September 17th and 18th. The swell is solid, the energy is there, and the wind is perfect. The Wednesday the 9th is a good runner-up for the first week, but those two mornings in the second week are the real deal. The afternoons are a write-off for most of the period, but a surfer knows to get out early.

Rusty.

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