Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at the surf window for Campus Point.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a slow burn to start. We’re looking at some tiny, weak swell early on, with a lot of ordinary conditions. The energy is low and the waves are small. The real action, the standout stuff, is building for the first week of September. Hold onto your boards.

Right now, starting from Sunday the 23rd of August, we’ve got some small, weak swell around 1ft coming from the southwest. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than average – that’s very unusual, almost like surfing in a warm bath. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’s not ideal. The combined energy is weak (163). It’s really just poor surf conditions. That theme runs through Monday and Tuesday with the same small, ordinary waves. You’ll get clean conditions with light cross-offshore winds, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

We get a slight bump on Thursday the 27th. The morning is a bit messy with a 3ft cross-shore wind bump, but the afternoon cleans up with some cross-offshore breeze and the swell jumps to 2ft from the south with a period of 11 seconds. The energy picks up to moderate (282), and the forecast says good conditions. That's a bit more like it.

Friday the 28th sees a little more size, with 4ft from the west-northwest in the afternoon. The wind stays light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean. The energy is moderate (227). Still, it’s just ordinary.

Now, here’s where things get interesting. Saturday the 29th of August is the first real standout. The morning has 4ft from the west-northwest, but the combined energy jumps to strong (490). The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the waves should be clean and have some punch. This is a good option. Then, Sunday the 30th of August morning sees the swell building to 5ft from the west-northwest with energy at a strong 519. Same light offshore wind. This is clean, solid surf for a point break. This is your best bet for the next week.

Things dip a bit into the new week. Monday the 31st is messy with cross-shore winds and Tuesday the 1st of September gets blown out by a moderate 12 mph breeze in the afternoon. Not worth it.

The second week really delivers. The clear standout is Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning sees 4ft from the west-northwest with strong energy (489), but the afternoon is the magic window. You’ve got 5ft from the west-northwest with a combined energy of 784 (strong). The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze. This is very good surf for Campus Point – solid, clean, and with plenty of energy. This is the pick of the entire forecast.

Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September still offer good, clean waves in the afternoons with energy around 400, but the swell drops back to the 2ft - 3ft range from the south-southwest. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of September offer more good afternoon clean surf in the 2ft to 3ft range, with the Monday afternoon going glassy. The energy is moderate. It’s surfable and clean, just not as powerful as the Thursday before.

So, overall, the next 16 days start small and ordinary. The first real standout is Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of August. But the best on offer is absolutely Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon with 5ft clean waves and high energy. That’s the one to circle on your calendar.

Rusty.

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