Beacon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for Beacon Point. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough stretch. There’s no real standout, no big swell to get excited about. The whole period is filled with poor surf conditions and tiny waves. The combined swell energy is almost always in the weak range, barely cracking 100 (you’re looking at numbers like 19 to 272, but most of the time it’s under 60). The water temperature is about average for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

The first real glimmer of something surfable doesn’t show up until the very end of the outlook. The whole first week and a half are basically a write-off. From Thursday the 6th to Thursday the 20th, it’s all small, weak, and messy. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and bumpy. The swell is tiny – 1.0ft to 4ft – and short period, mostly 7 to 8 seconds. That’s not going to get you excited.

Now, there’s a brief moment on Tuesday the 11th in the morning where the wind goes glassy, which is always a treat. But the swell is still a pathetic 2ft with a period of 7 seconds. Combined energy of 28. It’s clean, but there’s hardly any wave to ride. The same goes for a few other mornings – like the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th – where we get offshore or glassy wind. The swell just doesn’t show up. It’s frustrating.

The only time the combined energy starts to feel moderate is on Saturday afternoon the 8th (272) and Thursday afternoon the 20th (202), but those are both cursed with moderate cross-onshore wind and bumpy conditions. The swell is still only 4ft and 3ft with short 8 and 9 second periods. Not worth paddling out for.

The best on offer, and I’m stretching here, is the morning of Friday the 21st of August. At last, we get a score of 1 out of 10, which is technically “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The swell is 2ft from the east with a 9 second period, and the combined energy is a measly 44. But the wind is a light cross-offshore from the south at 3 mph, so the face will be clean. It’s small, it’s weak, but if you’re desperate, you could get a few ankle-biters. That’s the only window in the whole 16 days.

The break itself is a point break, which is good for a long period swell, but there’s none of that here. It’s exposed to the east swell, and the optimum direction is from the east, so the direction is fine, but there’s just no energy. The spot is fairly consistent, but the consistency means it’s consistently small. The difficulty is beginner-friendly, and crowds are sometimes a thing, but with this forecast, you’ll probably have the place to yourself.

So yeah, it’s a long, dry spell. A gap of nearly two weeks with nothing worth recommending. The last day is the only one I’d even consider, and I’m not stoked about it. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough call.

Rusty.

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