Campus Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Campus Point are looking mighty thin. We've got a long stretch of knee-biters and ankle-slop, so keep your hopes low and your eyes peeled.

The water is the one thing that's truly out of whack right now. We're talking a solid 7.7°F warmer than it should be for this time of year. That's not just a little warm, that's a hot tub. Pleasant, sure, but a sign that things are out of sorts.

Right now, and through the first few days, we've got tiny surf and a light cross-off breeze. The swell energy is weak, coming in at 110. Honestly, it's barely enough to push a ducky around. We'll see a little bump to 124 on Wednesday, September 2nd, with the period stretching out to 16 seconds, but at 1.3ft it's still not doing much. The energy's picking up a bit through Thursday the 3rd with 220-295 showing, but the swell is still under 3ft and the conditions are ordinary at best. Don't bother waxing up just yet.

Here's the first real, and maybe only, glimmer of hope. Friday afternoon, September 4th, is looking like our best chance for a while. The swell is still small, about 3ft from the SSW, but the period is a solid 16 seconds. The wind goes light and cross-off, cleaning up the surface nicely. The energy's climbing to 425, which shows there's a little more push behind it. This is the kind of small, clean wave where you can go grab a few fun ones without fighting a crowd or howling wind. It's not going to be big, but it'll be the cleanest we see.

After that, we slip right back into the doldrums. The energy drops back to the 230-157 range, and we're looking at a lot of small, weak surf for the weekend. Saturday the 5th morning is poor, and Sunday the 6th is no better. The swell pretty much fades out, staying around 1.3ft to 2ft with periods dropping back down to 14 seconds. The energy levels stay in the feeble range, mostly under 255. It's a real flat spell setting in.

We're in for a proper dry patch. From the 7th all the way through the 11th, there's nothing with any kind of promise. Winds get messy, with some onshore junk from the ESE picking up to 22 mph on the 8th, and the swell just doesn't have any size. We're talking 1.3ft to 2ft of weak energy, below 291, and just not worth a paddle.

The second week, around the 11th and 12th, shows a tiny bit of life but nothing special. You'll see the energy tick up a little, but the swell height stays pathetically small. Later in the week, like the 14th and 15th, the period gets back up to 16-17 seconds, but there's no size behind it at all, holding at 1ft to 1.3ft. The energy is back down under 126. It's all tease and no show.

So, here's the deal. This is looking like one of those stretches where you either have a longboard and a love for small, clean days, or you find something else to do. The one standout for a surf is that Friday afternoon, September 4th. It won't be epic, but with the clean conditions, it'll be the most user-friendly the bay will be. Otherwise, keep your board in the car, because the next two weeks are mostly about patience, not epic rides.

Keep it salty.

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