Beacon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. I’ve had a good look at the charts for Beacon Point, and I’ve got to be straight with you – there’s not much to get excited about across the whole 16-day window. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the energy is weak. It’s a tough stretch. Conditions are clean-ish at times, especially on the mornings, but the waves themselves are just too small to really get a proper ride. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there to worry about.

Let’s start with the first bit of surf on offer, from Friday 10 July. Friday morning is clean with a tiny 1ft east-southeast swell and a short 8 second period, and the combined energy is only 23 (weak). The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s pretty, but there’s hardly any push. Friday afternoon gets a bit more size at 3ft, but the wind swings onshore and it gets choppy – not great.

Saturday 11 July morning is glassy – that’s a massive positive for the conditions – but the swell is back to 1ft. It’s a real shame. The afternoon has a bit more size at 2ft, but the wind is cross-on and it’s choppy again.

Sunday 12 July starts glassy with a 1ft swell, but it’s weak. The afternoon gets a risk of thunderstorms and a messy cross-shore wind.

Monday 13 July morning is clean and cross-off with 1ft, but the afternoon turns cross-on and choppy.

Tuesday 14 July has a slight shift in swell direction to the northeast, but it’s still tiny – 2ft in the morning, 3ft in the afternoon – and the period stays short at 8 seconds. The wind is cross-on all day, so it’s messy.

Wednesday 15 July sees a little bump in energy with the afternoon swell hitting 3ft (combined energy 124, moderate), but it’s a short 8 second period, and the wind is cross-on and choppy. Not a standout.

From Thursday 16 July through to the end of the window, it’s the same old story: tiny swells, mostly under 3ft, with short periods (4 to 8 seconds), and combined energy values that are weak (between 10 and 90). Most mornings are clean or glassy, but the afternoons get chopped up by onshore winds. There are a few offshore wind sessions on Sunday 19 July and Monday 20 July, but the swell is barely 1ft – it’s hard to get excited about that.

The real standout here is… well, there isn’t one. If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, it’d be the glassy morning on Saturday 11 July or the glassy morning on Sunday 12 July, because the conditions will be beautiful, but you’ll be fighting for every little bump. For beginners, the swell never gets above 5ft, so it’s not too big, but it’s so small it’s hard to learn on. For experts, there’s nothing here.

The whole stretch is a bit of a flop. With no real consistent swell and most breaks not offering anything, it’s fair to say it’s a quiet period for Beacon Point. Forecasts can change though, so don’t write the whole month off just yet.

Rusty.

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