Beacon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you—this stretch of 16 days is a tough watch for surf. The only break in the whole program is Beacon Point, and it’s barely flickering for most of the period. There’s a couple of windows where you might get a wave, but don’t get your hopes up too high. The water temp is sitting at 85°, which is about 1° above the norm for this time of year—nothing wild, just a little warmer than average.

The whole run kicks off on Wednesday, 8th July, but it’s a write-off: cross-shore wind at 16 mph, combined energy of only 86 (weak), and the report says “poor surf conditions.” No point paddling out.

Thursday, 9th July, morning is the first real glimmer. At Beacon Point (point break), we’ve got a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE, period of 9 seconds, but the wind has swung offshore from the WSW at just 3 mph. It’s clean. Combined energy is a measly 53 (weak), and the waves are ordinary, but it’s surfable if you’re desperate. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-shore sea breeze again.

Friday, 10th July, morning is glassy with zero wind, but the swell has dropped to 1.0 ft—period down to 8 seconds, energy a pathetic 24 (weak). It’s not going to break properly. Afternoon gets lumpy with cross-shore wind.

The next few days are a blur of tiny, weak swells and poor conditions. Saturday, 11th, is cross-shore, 1.0 ft, energy 21 (weak). Sunday, 12th, has a clean offshore morning, but only 1 ft and 26 energy (weak). Monday, 13th, is similar—clean offshore, 1 ft, energy 27 (weak). Tuesday, 14th, glassy morning, 1 ft, energy 29 (weak). None of these are worth rushing for.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Thursday, 16th July, morning. Glassy conditions, offshore wind, 1 ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, but the combined energy is only 36 (weak). Still, it’s the cleanest window in a bleak stretch. The break is fairly consistent, but crowds are possible here. For a point break with that tiny swell, it’s not going to be pumping, but it’ll be tidy.

Beyond that, we’ve got a long gap from the 17th through to the 23rd. There are some clean offshore mornings (like Saturday, 18th, and Wednesday, 22nd) but the swell is tiny—0.7 ft to 1 ft—with energy mostly under 20 (weak). The 23rd Thursday afternoon bumps up to 60 energy (still weak) with a clean cross-offshore wind, but the swell is only 1 ft from the ESE. It’s a stretch.

If you’re a beginner, the tiny size (under 2 ft) is safe, but there’s hardly any push. Honestly, for paddle surfing, this is a lean run. If you’ve got a kite, maybe a couple of those afternoons with cross-shore wind and choppy water might be more interesting.

Rusty.

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