Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get stuck into the outlook for Campus Point right now. The ocean’s serving up a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. It’s mainly on the small side, but there are definitely windows where things come together for a clean, workable wave.

We're kicking off on Wednesday, the 2nd of September, but honestly, don't bother paddling out that afternoon. The water temp is measuring a solid 71°F, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost unheard of, like swimming in a bath. But the waves are only 2ft from the south with a cross-offshore wind at 16 mph, and the quality is a flop. The combined swell energy is weak at only 190. It's just not worth it.

Things start to look a little more promising on Thursday morning the 3rd. The swell drops to 2ft from the southwest but that’s got a long period of 15 seconds on it. It’s still small and ordinary, but the energy is picking up a touch to 217. Hold out for Saturday afternoon the 5th. That’s our first real standout. We’ve got 3ft of swell from the south-southwest, a 16-second period, and light breeze cross-offshore wind from the west-southwest. The combined energy jumps to 323 which is moderate. The wind will keep it clean and the wave comment says "expect good surf conditions". This is the one to aim for early on.

Sunday the 6th is a bit of a let-down after that, back to small and ordinary. The quality improves again on Monday afternoon the 7th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the south with a 13-second period and combined energy of 384. We've got a gentle cross-offshore breeze giving us clean conditions. That’s another good call.

Tuesday morning the 8th sees steady 2ft south-southwest swell with a 14-second period, light offshore wind from the west-southwest again, and combined energy of 383. Expect good surf conditions. Keep an eye on the next standout window: Wednesday morning the 9th. The swell is 3ft from the south-southwest, an 11-second period, and another gentle cross-offshore breeze. It’s clean and the combined energy is 332. Very workable.

For week two, the best call looks like Thursday morning the 10th. The swell is 2ft from the southwest but with a long 17-second period and a 16 mph moderate offshore wind from the west-northwest. That’s clean, peaky conditions with a combined energy of 297. This is a promising but less certain long-range standout. After that, the surf drops off again into small, weak, and ordinary conditions for the rest of the second week, with energy dipping as low as 129 by the 16th. The long-period swell on the 17th (22 seconds) is interesting at 1.0ft, but that’s barely a ripple and the cross-shore wind won't help.

Overall, keep your expectations in check for size, but there are some clean, fun sessions on offer, especially the Saturday the 5th afternoon, Monday the 7th, and Wednesday the 9th mornings. The earlier calls are more reliable; the Thursday the 10th window is one to watch as it gets closer.

Rusty.

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