Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Campus Point. It's a bit of a slim pickin's situation to start, but there's a late flash of something interesting if you're willing to wait.

Right now, we're in a flat spell. The water temp is 70°F, which is a full 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual, and it feels like bathwater out there. For the first few days, through Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th, and into Thursday morning, the swell is tiny at 1ft to 2ft from the SSW. The wind is light and mostly cross or cross-onshore, so the energy is weak, with combined swell energy in the 145-200 range. The conditions are just ordinary – you can sit out there, but you won't be doing much. It's a gap of a few days with nothing really worth paddling for.

We start to see a slight uptick from Thursday afternoon the 13th through Friday the 14th. The swell stays small at 2ft to 2ft, but the wind is a clean cross-off from the WSW, and the combined energy climbs to 201 then 336. The sets start to get a bit more push, though still tiny. By Friday afternoon, the forecast says "expect good surf conditions," and with that light cross-off wind, it’ll be a clean little knee-high dribbler. It's not going to change your life, but it's surfable.

The weekend is our best bet in the first week. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th both see the swell nudge up to 3ft from the SSW. The combined energy sits around 352 to 364, which is moderate but still on the lower end. The afternoons are where it's at – cross-off winds from the WSW at 6 to 9 mph keeping the surface glassy. The mornings are a bit messy with cross-shore breezes, so wait for the afternoon session. The swell period is around 16 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell. That means the waves will have more energy and shape, but at a beach break like Campus Point, those long-period swells can sometimes break a bit too straight. Still, with the size so small, it's more of a fun longboard wave than anything critical.

Monday the 17th drops back to 2ft to 2ft and the energy fades to 225. It's surfable but ordinary. Then we hit another dry spell from Tuesday the 18th through the rest of that week and into the next, with tiny 1.0ft to 2ft waves and weak energy. It's a real stretch of nothing.

But then, hold onto your board shorts. On Wednesday the 19th in the afternoon, the forecast throws a curveball. The swell jumps to 7ft from the WNW, but with a period of only 6 seconds – that's short-period, wind-driven slop. The combined energy spikes to 510, which is strong. The wind is cross-off from the WNW at 12 mph, so it'll be clean, but that short period and size means it'll be steep, dumpy, and only for the experts. The rating is marginal, so it's more of a novelty than a solid day. That late in the forecast (19th of August), it's a promising but uncertain prospect.

After that, it's back to the tiny stuff through the 26th. The standout window is the weekend of the 15th and 16th – but honestly, even that's just a small, clean, fun-size wave. If you're a beginner, stick to the weekend afternoons when the swell is under 3ft. If you're an expert, circle Wednesday the 19th afternoon on the calendar, but don't book the trip just yet.

Rusty.

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