Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next few weeks.

Right off the bat, it's a slow go. We're looking at a solid week of tiny, weak surf before anything worth a damn really shows up. The first day that's even worth thinking about is Friday afternoon, the 14th. Before that, Thursday is a total washout, just small, bumpy stuff from the wind.

Friday, August 14th, afternoon is where it starts to get a little interesting. Campus Point gets clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. There's a 0.5m SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 18-second period, which means smooth, lined-up sets even if they're small. The combined wave energy is moderate (336). It's not a day for barrels, but the wind is perfect, and it'll be clean and fun on a log or a mid-length.

Saturday, August 15th is much the same story, a little better in the afternoon. Same clean, light cross-off winds with a 0.8m SSW swell, 16-second period, and combined energy hitting 347. Still small, but the quality is there for a relaxed session.

Sunday, August 16th, is another clean, small day. But then we hit a bit of a drought. From Monday the 17th all the way through to Wednesday afternoon, August 27th, the surf stays tiny, mostly under 0.5m, with weak energy numbers. A lot of that time it's clean, but there's just no push. It's a long, flat stretch.

Now, here’s the real standout—and it's worth the wait. Tuesday, August 18th, afternoon is the first day we get some real juice. A new WNW swell shows up at 1.4m, with a short 8-second period. That’s a steeper, punchier windswell, and the combined energy jumps to 386. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the waves will be clean and have some proper push. It’s a beach break, so that short period might make things a bit dumpy, but the size and the glassy conditions are a major upgrade. This is the best window in the whole forecast.

Wednesday, August 19th, is a carbon copy—1.4m WNW swell in the afternoon, clean wind, and combined energy of 408. Both of these afternoons are worth marking.

After that, it fades again. Late in the window, on Friday morning, August 28th, we get a little blip of 0.9m WNW swell, 8-second period, with clean cross-offshore wind and combined energy of 364. It's a long way out, so take it as a promising maybe.

So, to sum it up: the true highlight is Tuesday, August 18th, afternoon, with Wednesday the 19th running a close second. Everything else is either small and clean or just plain flat. Campus Point doesn't usually get mobbed, but for those two afternoons, expect a few of the regulars to be out there.

Hang tight, keep the wax in the shade, and keep an eye on that Tuesday forecast.

Rusty

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