Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s cooking at Banana Point.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a grind. The waves are small, the wind is mostly on it, and it’s just not offering much. There’s a few windows where the conditions clean up, but the swell is tiny. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is bang on normal for this time of year, so at least the water feels right.

We’ve got a few mornings where the wind swings south or south-southeast, giving us a clean, cross-off breeze. Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, is one of those: glassy, clean, with the wind light out of the south at 6 mph. Swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the WNW, period 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 79. It’s surfable, but barely. The 3rd of August Monday morning is even glassier – wind is dead calm, glassy conditions – but again, only 2 ft of NW swell. Energy is 83. You’ll get a few knee-high sliders. The 4th, 5th, and 7th of August mornings are similar: clean, cross-off wind, but the swell never gets above 3 ft. It’s ordinary.

The one moment that stands out, and I mean really stands out, is Thursday afternoon, the 6th of August. The wind goes glassy – dead calm, 3 mph out of the west – and the swell bumps up to 5 ft from the NW. That’s the biggest we see in the whole run. The period is short at 8 seconds, but the combined energy shoots up to 408, which is moderate to strong energy. For a point break like Banana Point, that short period will keep the waves a bit more manageable and not too straight. This is the best window in the whole 16-day forecast. The swell direction is NW, and the optimum for this spot is NW, so that’s a perfect match. It’s an intermediate spot, and it’s fairly consistent. With 5 ft, it’s getting a bit much for beginners, but for the rest of us, it’s the session to target. Crowds are often here, so expect company.

After that, we’re back to the same pattern: small, clean mornings with 3 ft to 4 ft of NW swell, but the afternoons are all onshore wind and poor. The 14th of August Friday morning has a bit of hope with 4 ft and a 9-second period, clean cross-off wind, and energy at 168, but it’s still small. The 15th of August Saturday morning is the same story.

So, if you’re looking for a standout, it’s the afternoon of Thursday the 6th of August. That’s your best bet. Everything else is a gamble on a clean morning for tiny waves.

Rusty.

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