Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the look ahead for Campus Point. It's a bit of a slow burn to start, but there are some decent windows opening up if you're patient.

We're looking at a pretty quiet spell right off the bat. The water's sitting at a very warm 70°, which is a solid 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's really unusual, feels more like a bathtub than the ocean. For the first few days, through Wednesday the 27th, it's pretty flat with weak, short-period windswell. The combined wave energy is weak, mostly between 125 and 205, and the winds are light but often cross or onshore. Not much to get excited about.

Things start to perk up a little on Thursday afternoon, the 27th. We get a pulse of S swell at 2ft with a 12-second period, and the wind swings to a light cross-offshore. That’s the first session worth paddling out for, but it's still just average.

Friday the 28th has a morning window with 3ft of WNW windswell, but the period is a short 8 seconds. That’s the definition of a mushy, bumpy wave. The real standout action begins Saturday the 29th. A cleaner SW groundswell fills in, 2ft with a 17-second period. That long period means the energy is much better, with combined energy jumping to 399. The morning looks best with light cross-off winds. The swell is a touch small for the energy, but those long lines will wrap nicely around the point.

The next true standout is a week later, on Wednesday the 4th of September. Another good run of SSW groundswell, 2ft with a 17-second period, and the combined energy hits 409. That’s a solid amount of juice for a point break. Light offshore winds in the morning will make for clean, lined-up waves. It's not huge, but for a point break setup, that's quality.

Moving into the second week, from the 5th of September onward, it stays pretty consistent with similar-sized SSW swell in the 2ft to 2ft range, with periods holding around 14 to 18 seconds. The winds stay light and often cross-offshore, which keeps conditions clean. Nothing massive, but consistent, clean, and ridable. The best of the later period looks like Wednesday the 9th of September, with a 2ft SW swell, an 18-second period, and combined energy at 310, plus clean afternoon conditions.

Keep in mind, Campus Point can get busy – the crowds are often there. For a point break with this long period, the waves will have good shape and be well-defined. The best bet is definitely Saturday the 29th of August, with a very close second being Wednesday the 4th of September. Get on it.

Rusty.

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