Banana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Banana Point and, to be honest, it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the first two weeks are basically a write-off. There’s a big gap of nothingness from now until the last week of August, with only a few barely surfable mornings that don’t really deliver. The real story is a single standout morning that finally gives us something to get excited about.

Right now, we’re looking at a long, dry spell. From Tuesday the 11th right through to Sunday the 23rd of August, the surf is either non-existent or just plain ugly. We’ve got tiny swell, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-shore, messing up what little wave there is. There are a few mornings—like Thursday the 13th, Friday the 14th, and Saturday the 15th—where the wind goes light and cross-offshore, and you’ll see surfable but very ordinary waves at 2 ft to 3 ft from the WNW. The energy is weak, mostly under 100 (92 to 115), so it’s not going to get your heart racing. That’s more of a longboard or a quick splash than a proper session.

Then we hit a real low point around Monday the 17th. The morning is glassy with 2 ft waves, but the afternoon brings a howling NW wind at 25 mph, turning the 3 ft swell into a messy cross-onshore slop. The energy jumps to 134 (moderate), but with that wind, it’s a hard pass. The same story repeats through the week: small swell, onshore winds, and energy barely cracking 100. Saturday the 22nd afternoon sees a pulse of 4 ft NW swell with energy at 238 (strong), but it’s onshore wind again, and the score is still marginal. No thanks.

Now, here’s the one true standout. Tuesday the 25th of August morning. This is the pick of the entire forecast. Banana Point will have clean, glassy conditions with a light SW wind. Swell is 4 ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 208 (moderate to strong). That’s a proper size for an intermediate—not too big, not too small. The wind being dead calm is a massive plus; the waves will be clean and lined up. Just don’t expect it to last—the afternoon goes onshore and messy again.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Banana Point is a point break, so it handles that NW swell well, but with that short period (8 seconds), it won’t be the juiciest wave. Still, for a morning session, it’s your best bet by a mile. There’s only one standout in this whole 16-day run, and that’s it. Don’t hold your breath for the rest.

Rusty.

Read more