Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks around here. Honestly, the start is pretty quiet. There’s a bit of swell showing on Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th, but it’s small and the conditions are just ordinary – nothing to get excited about. You’re looking at waves around 1ft to 2ft on offer, with light cross-off winds that keep things clean but the energy is weak to moderate (157 to 205). For the first few days, it’s more of a paddle-around session than anything with punch.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off – cross-shore wind messes it right up, maybe better for a kite than a surfboard. Thursday the 27th starts to show a little life. The morning turns glassy with a 3ft swell from the WNW, but the period is short, just 8 seconds. It’s clean though, and the energy is moderate (159).

Then we get to the standout. Saturday the 29th morning is where things finally turn on. Campus Point gets a bump to 5ft from the WNW, period short at 9 seconds, but the energy jumps up to 581 – that’s moderate to strong. Winds are light cross-off from the WSW, keeping it clean. This is the best session of the first week by a mile. But keep an eye on the afternoon – the wind picks up to 15 mph from the WNW and the swell gets a little disorganised for a bit.

Sunday the 30th morning is also solid. Swell drops to 3ft but it’s a proper SSW groundswell at 15 seconds. The energy is still strong (469) and winds are light. That’s a nice, clean line-up for the point – long period swell like that really suits a point break like Campus Point. Expect some nice shaped waves with long gaps between sets.

After that, the forecast gets a bit patchy. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September are poor – cross-shore and onshore winds ruin the quality. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd show some improvement with glassy mornings and clean conditions, but the swell stays around 3ft to 3ft. The energy is moderate to strong though (241 to 407), so if the wind co-operates, you’ll find a few fun ones.

Now, the real promise is in the second week. Friday the 4th of September morning looks magic – glassy conditions, 2ft from the SW with a very long 17-second period, and strong energy (483). That’s a classic groundswell setup for this point. Saturday the 5th morning also looks excellent: WNW offshore wind, 3ft SSW swell at 16 seconds, and strong energy (421). Clean and offshore – that’s the recipe for a great session.

Further out, Monday the 7th of September has a 2ft SW groundswell with a very long 21-second period and massive energy (513). The morning has cross-shore wind, but the afternoon cleans up with light cross-off. That could be interesting if the tide plays nice – very long period swells like that need the right conditions at a point to really shine.

Water temperature is running much warmer than normal for this time of year – about 70°F, which is 7° above average. That’s very unusual, so you won’t need a thick wetsuit, maybe just a springy.

All in all, the first week is slow but builds to a strong Saturday and Sunday. The second week has multiple clean, glassy mornings with good quality groundswell. Keep an eye on the 29th morning and the 4th and 5th of September – those are the ones to circle.

Rusty.

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