Bonnet Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest from the get-go, it's a tough stretch ahead for our little stretch of coast at Bonnet Point. The only break on the cards, and it's a point break, but we're looking at a long, flat spell. The forecast points to nothing but poor surf conditions for the entire 16-day window. There's a real gap in quality surf here – you're looking at over a week with nothing worthwhile. It's one of those blank runs that can happen here, so don't lose hope entirely, forecasts can change.

The first little blip of energy isn't until Friday the 28th of August. We've got a tiny south swell at 2 ft, but with a short period of 6 seconds and a cross-onshore wind from the SSW, it's just messy and weak, with combined energy of only 32. That's not worth paddling out for. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th stay tiny and unappealing.

On Monday morning the 31st, we finally get a window. The wind will be light and offshore from the north, cleaning things right up, but the swell is still tiny at 2 ft from the south with a 5-second period. It's clean, but it's a knee-high dribble. The 1st and 2nd of September offer a little more size on Wednesday the 2nd, with a 1 ft SSE swell and a longer period of 11 seconds, but it's light cross-onshore and still called poor. That 11-second period does hint at some potential shape if the angle was better, but it's just not showing.

We get a bit more energy on Thursday the 3rd of September, with an SSW swell pushing 3 ft, but the period is a pitiful 5 seconds and the wind is cross-shore or cross-onshore. The water temp is about 71°F, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Around the 4th and 5th of September, mornings look clean with offshore winds from the NW and N, but again, the swell is down to 2 ft or 0.7 ft. Real ankle-slapper territory. There's a moment on Monday the 7th of September morning that catches the eye: a glassy calm, 2 ft SSW swell, but it's only 5 seconds. It would be beautiful looking, but the lack of energy (33) makes it a non-starter. The longest period we see is 12 seconds on the 6th of September, but it's attached to a 0.3 ft swell. No good.

The later part of the second week into mid-September sees the combined energy tick up a bit. On Friday the 11th of September afternoon, we get a 3 ft SSW swell with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 173 – that's moderate energy finally. But the wind is light cross-onshore, and the whole forecast still labels it poor. Same goes for Saturday the 12th with a 3 ft SSW swell and a combined energy of 184, but it's onshore and messy. It might be a bit of a close-out shorebreak for the kites, but for a paddle surfer, there's nothing to get excited about here.

Honestly, there is no standout. None. The best on offer is the clean, glassy morning of the 7th of September, but even that is too small to ride on a proper board. If you are desperate, you could sit out there with a longboard on Monday the 31st of August morning for some clean 2 ft bumps, but call it a meditation session, not a surf.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the sky.
Rusty.

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