Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for us over the next couple of weeks.

We’re looking at a pretty drawn-out run of small, clean surf at Campus Point, with a couple of real standouts that’ll get your blood pumping. The water is running much warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 70°, which is a massive 7° above the norm – that’s very unusual, and it’ll feel like a bath out there.

The first few days are all about light winds and clean conditions, but the swell is tiny. Friday the 24th sees a weak 2ft SSW swell rolling in with a very long period of 24 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (645), but that long period means the waves will be lined up, and at a point break like this, it’ll offer some shape. The morning is a bit cross-shore, but the afternoon turns clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. Expect small, glassy waves.

Saturday the 25th is more of the same, with a 2ft SSW swell and a 21-second period. The morning is clean, and the afternoon stays clean too. The combined energy drops a bit (552 morning, 421 afternoon), but the quality is still there for a fun, small-wave session. Sunday the 26th gets a little cloudy, but the afternoon cleans up nicely with a 2ft SW swell.

Monday the 27th is where things start to get a bit more interesting. The morning is a little cross-shore on a 3ft SSW swell, but the afternoon is the standout early in the outlook. The swell bumps to 2ft with a 19-second period, and the combination of energy is strong (700) with clean, cross-offshore wind. This is a fantastic window for a longer, grindy point wave.

Tuesday the 28th sees the swell height push up to 3ft from the SSW in the afternoon, with a combined energy reading of 1258 – that’s strong wave energy. The period is a solid 17 seconds, but the wind is cross-shore all day, so the conditions are a bit more marginal. Still, there’s plenty of push.

After that, the swell drops off quickly. From Wednesday the 29th through the end of the month, we’re looking at small, weak surf with poor conditions. The combined energy drops into the double digits and low triple digits, and the wind turns onshore or stays messy. Not worth paddling out.

We hit a dry spell for nearly four days where the surf is rated poor or worse. The energy is weak, and the conditions are just not there.

But hold on to your board, because Saturday the 1st of August is the real highlight. The morning brings a clean 4ft swell from the south with a 14-second period. The combined energy is strong (722). The afternoon stays clean with a 13-second period and a gentle cross-offshore breeze. This is the best swell of the whole outlook: clean, punchy, and with enough size to get some proper turns in. The wind is light and the waves are clean.

Sunday the 2nd of August still has some decent leftovers, with a 4ft W swell in the afternoon and a clean cross-offshore breeze, but the period drops to 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit more lumpy.

From Monday the 3rd of August onward, it’s pretty much all small, weak, and poor. The combined energy is low, mostly under 200, and the swell direction bounces around. The wind is often cross-shore or onshore. There’s nothing worth chasing in the second week.

So, the two best windows are Monday afternoon the 27th for a longer-period, clean session, and the absolute standout is Saturday the 1st of August – that’s the one to circle on the calendar. The crowds are listed as “often” at Campus Point, so expect company, but with conditions like that, it’ll be worth it.

Stay stoked, and check the tides before you go.

Rusty

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