Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s keep it local. Here’s Banana Point for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, this stretch starts off pretty slow. For a solid week, from the 21st right through to the 28th, there's next to nothing worth paddling out for. We get bits of knee-high swell but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the wave comment just keeps saying "poor surf conditions." It’s frustrating because the swell direction is right – coming from the NW which is exactly what Banana Point likes – but the combo of small size and bad wind just kills it.

The first real glimmer comes on Monday morning, August 24th. We’re looking at a clean 3ft of NW groundswell with a period around 11 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – dead calm. That’s a proper session for the intermediate surfer. Combined wave energy hits 204 (moderate), so there’s some push behind it. The water temp is sitting at 72°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year – nice for a long session without a thick wetsuit. But it’s a morning-only window; by afternoon the onshore wind chops it up.

After that, the 25th through the 27th is more of the same: small, cross-shore winds, just not doing anything for us. The 28th sees a bump in swell Friday morning – 3ft NW at 9 seconds, clean cross-off breeze – but it's only rated as "surfable waves but very ordinary." That afternoon the swell jumps to 4ft and energy hits 376 (moderate-strong), but the wind swings cross-on, and it’s marginal. Not a standout.

The best on offer for the whole outlook is actually Saturday morning, August 29th. That sunrise session has 4ft of NW groundswell at 9 seconds, glassy conditions, and moderate energy reading 188. The wind is dead calm – that’s the kind of clean, lined-up point break Banana Point was made for. No crowds mentioned for that session, so you could have it to yourself. Sunday morning the 30th is similar but slightly smaller at 3ft, also glassy – a decent second choice.

From September 1st onward, the swell keeps ticking over around the 3ft mark with mostly cross-off or light breezes mornings, but nothing jumps out as excellent. There’s a pulse around September 5th with 4ft and 5ft on Saturday, energy up to 321 (strong), but the morning is cross-shore and the afternoon is onshore – marginal at best. Short period, so it’s a bit weak for the size.

Overall, there’s a 7-day gap of rubbish surf before things clean up, and even then, we only get a handful of mornings that are worth it. Focus on that Monday the 24th dawn patrol and especially the glassy Saturday morning of the 29th – those are your two standouts. For the rest, keep the board in the car and stay hopeful.

Rusty

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