Beacon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. Right now, through the full 16-day window, we’ve got a long, quiet stretch with no real surf to get excited about at Beacon Point.

The whole period is basically a flat spell. The first recommendation doesn’t even show up with anything worthwhile, and after that, it’s just day after day of tiny, weak, short-period windswell. The combined swell energy barely cracks 100 (mostly sitting in the 20s and 30s), with a few blips up to 107 and 128 – but those are accompanied by onshore or cross-shore winds that trash the surface. There’s a big gap of almost two weeks with no decent surf on offer.

Let’s walk through it. The action – if you can call it that – starts Thursday, July 23rd. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft ESE swell with a period of only 8 seconds, cross-on wind from the ESE at 12 mph, and the water temp is a balmy 84°, which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy is a weak 51. It’s just poor surf – choppy, messy, and not worth a paddle.

Friday July 24th is more of the same: 2ft to 3ft, cross-on wind, and the energy stays low. Saturday July 25th morning offers a little hope with clean conditions and a cross-off breeze from the S at 3 mph, but the swell is still only 2ft with 8-second period. The rating is a 1/10 – it’s “surfable but very ordinary”. That’s the best we get, and it’s barely a knee-high ripple.

From there, it’s a long, bleak run. Sunday July 26th through to Wednesday August 6th is a graveyard of 0.5ft to 2ft swells, periods between 5 and 8 seconds, and constantly shifting winds that are often cross-on or cross-shore. There are a few glassy mornings – like Monday July 27th and Friday July 31st – but the swell is just too small to do anything with. Even with clean conditions, 2ft at 8 seconds is barely a ripple.

The combined energy stays weak, almost always in the single digits or low teens. There’s one afternoon on July 29th with a combined energy of 107, but it’s still only 3ft of SE swell with a cross-off breeze – again, surfable but very ordinary. For a point break like Beacon Point, which needs a decent easterly swell to work, this is just a bust.

The long-range forecast into August doesn’t change the story. We’re looking at 0.5ft to 2ft swells, cross-shore winds, and no energy. The only standout is that the wind does swing offshore on a few mornings (August 2nd, 4th, 5th), but without any swell, it’s a flat, clean lake.

So, what’s the call? There’s no standout. The best on offer is probably the Saturday July 25th morning session – clean, but tiny. For beginners, the swell is under 5ft, so it’s not a danger, but it’s just not worth dragging your board out. For experts, there’s zero to work with.

This is a classic summer lull for this area. Blanks like this happen. Don’t lose hope – forecasts can shift, and it won’t stay this flat forever. But for now, leave the boards in the shed.

Rusty.

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