Blacknose Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Overall, the next couple of weeks are building towards some serious size at Blacknose Point, but you gotta pick your windows. The start is pretty average.

Sunday the 19th is a write-off – cross-shore wind and a marginal 4ft WSW swell. Not worth paddling out on. Monday the 20th morning still messy with moderate cross-shore, but Monday afternoon cleans up nicely. You’ll get a 4ft SW swell with a 15-second period, gentle cross-off wind, and clean conditions. It’s small and not a standout, but it’s the first clean session.

Tuesday the 21st sees the swell start to push. Morning is 8ft from the WSW (13 secs) but cross-shore wind chops it. Afternoon is better: 6ft from the WSW, clean with a cross-off breeze. Wednesday the 22nd is when it gets real. Morning has a solid 8ft WSW groundswell (12 secs) with fresh offshore wind from the WSW – clean, but that size is already expert territory. By Wednesday afternoon it’s 10ft from the SW, still clean and offshore, but big. Thursday the 23rd is the real stand out. Thursday afternoon sees a massive 15ft SW swell (14 secs) with moderate offshore wind. The wave energy is pumping hard at 8700 – that is some serious grunt. This is for experts only. Friday the 24th stays huge, 16ft from the SW (14 secs) in the afternoon, but the wind shifts cross-off from the west and it gets a bit lumpy. Still massive.

Saturday the 25th is the best for those who aren’t charging death slabs. Morning delivers an 12ft SW swell (13 secs) with light offshore wind. Clean, powerful, and manageable for experienced surfers. The wave energy is still strong at 3587. Afternoon drops to a clean 10ft. That’s your pick of the first week.

Sunday the 26th through Tuesday the 28th is all big and messy or big and clean but huge. Sunday is 8-8ft but cross-shore wind kills it. Monday the 27th is a disaster – 20ft swell with a fresh cross-shore and lumpy cross-chop. That’s not surf, that’s survival. Tuesday the 28th morning cleans up again with a 15ft SW swell (15 secs) and cross-off wind, but it’s big.

Into the second week, things trend down in size but get cleaner. Wednesday the 29th is windy and messy in the afternoon – a near gale blows in. Thursday the 30th sees a clean 13ft from the SSW (15 secs) in the morning, but it’s still big. Friday the 31st is smaller and cleaner, around 8-8ft from the south.

Then we get a real gem. On August 1st (Saturday), the swell drops right back, but the quality goes up – 3-4ft from the SSW with a very long period of 17 seconds. That’s groundswell, and at Blacknose Point, a point break, that means long, walled-up lines. Clean and mellow. But the true crowd-pleaser is Sunday August 2nd. Morning has a 4ft SSW swell with a 20-second period (absolutely pumping energy for the size) and light offshore wind. 1628 energy for a 4ft wave – that’s got pulse. Afternoon is 6ft from the SSW, 18 seconds, clean. This is the sweet spot for experienced surfers. Monday August 3rd morning wraps it up with 7ft from the west, 12 seconds, and glassy conditions – no wind at all. Perfect.

So, the standout: Thursday 23rd July afternoon for the charge (15ft, 14 seconds, offshore, 8700 energy) for experts only. The other standout is Sunday 2nd August – smaller, but clean, long-period groundswell, and light wind. That’s the one for a fun, quality session.

Crowds at Blacknose Point are likely, especially on the good days. It’s a point break, so it handles the longer period swells well. No water temp data provided, so I can’t comment on that.

Rusty.

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