Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Banana Point.

Overall Pattern

Alright mate, I’m not gonna sugar-coat it – the next week or so looks pretty ordinary. There’s surf on the table, sure, but nothing that’s gonna get the heart rate up. The first real standout that’s worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until the Friday morning of 28 August. Before that, we’re lookin’ at a long stretch of poor conditions. This isn’t one of those places that pumps all the time, so this quiet run is pretty normal.

Thursday 20 August – Thursday 28 August

We start off dead flat. Thursday morning the 20th has a tiny 0.7ft windswell with an 8-second period – that’s barely enough to tickle the ankle. The next five or six days are a write-off. Swells hover between 1ft and 4ft, but wind keeps spoiling the party. There’s a lot of onshore and cross-onshore chop, so you’re better off staying home. The combined swell energy is weak, mostly sitting under 100 (16 to 99) – not enough push to get you excited. The one highlight in this stretch is the long-period 14-second pulse on the Sunday afternoon of 23 August, but it’s only 1ft and straight onshore. A total tease.

Best on Offer

Now, the standout window kicks off on Friday morning 28 August. We’ve got a clean 3ft wave from the NW with a decent 8-second period and a glassy cross-off breeze out of the SSE. The combined energy is starting to build at 138 – still moderate but feeling a lot more alive. Conditions are clean, so it’s a good time to get the shortboard wet. Crowds can happen at Banana Point – it’s often busy when it’s clean – so get there early.

If you’ve got a bit of patience, the Monday morning 31 August and Tuesday morning 1 September are also worth a look. Monday brings 4ft, NW, with that clean cross-off breeze, and the energy is ticking up to 164. Tuesday goes glassy – flat calm wind – with a 3ft NW swell. That’s clean as a whistle.

Longer Range

Into the first week of September, the consistency keeps coming. Thursday morning 3 September has 4ft from the NW with 9 seconds, glassy, and 176 in combined energy – that’s a solid, clean session. The direction is perfect for Banana Point (optimum NW), and the water temp is about 72°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no wetsuit complaints. By Friday morning 4 September, the energy jumps to 235 and the swell holds at 4ft, but it’s a bit cross-on. Still, that’s the most juice we see in the whole outlook. Promising, but a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it.

The Breaks

We’ve only got one break in the mix: Banana Point. It’s an exposed point break, so it needs the right swell to fire. It’s fairly consistent, which is a good sign, and when the NW swell lines up with the optimum NW direction, and you’ve got a clean offshore, it can be a gem. The water temp’s 72° – right on average for the season – so no thermal worries.

Final Call

Look, the best of the bunch is the Friday 28 August morning and that glass-off Tuesday 1 September morning. Both sit around the 3ft range, clean, and with enough energy to be fun. The 4 September morning has the most power, but it’s more of a long-shot promise. For now, pencil in the 28th. Stay salty.

Rusty.

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