Crow Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty.

Look, I'll be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Crow Point. It's a sheltered point that rarely breaks, and for the whole run the conditions are just not playing ball. The water temperature is a very unusual 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing that's out of the ordinary.

We kick off on Wednesday the 26th of August. The surf is tiny, with a weak 1ft west swell and a combined energy of just 23 (weak). The wind is a light cross-shore, but the waves are poor and there's no real rideable face. Thursday the 27th is even smaller, at 1.0ft, and the wind swings cross-onshore, making it choppy. Friday the 28th sees a jump in size to 6ft from the west-southwest, but the wind is straight onshore, ruining any shape. The energy climbs to 338 (moderate), but with poor conditions, it's a write-off. Saturday the 29th is a mess with rain showers and a near gale-force cross-onshore wind at 31 mph, blowing out the 4ft swell. The energy is 183 (moderate), but it's not worth paddling out.

The first week of September doesn't get much better. Monday the 31st of August has the biggest swell of the period at 8ft from the west, with a combined energy of 1000 (strong). But the wind is cross-onshore and fresh, making it lumpy and poor. By Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell drops to 5ft, but the cross-onshore wind keeps it choppy. A brief window of light cross-shore winds on Friday the 4th of September brings a small 3ft west swell with a period of 9 seconds, and the energy is 130 (moderate). It's the closest to clean we get, but it's still a marginal session.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Saturday the 5th of September. The morning has a 7ft west swell with a combined energy of 439 (moderate), and the wind is light cross-onshore. The surf is marginal, but that's the best we've got. The afternoon sees a light cross-shore breeze and a 6ft west swell, rated as a "1" for marginal conditions. It's the only time in the whole run where the stars align even a little. Sunday the 6th of September has a 5ft west swell and light cross-shore winds, but it's still only marginal.

After that, it's a slow fade. The swell drops into the 2ft range by the 8th of September, then it's gone by the 10th, with just 0.7ft of slop. The wind is consistently onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is down to single digits. There's a big gap of nothing from the 8th to the 10th of September.

Honestly, for Crow Point, this is a blank run. It's a rare-breaking spot, and the forecasts are all showing poor surf. If you're a beginner, the 7ft+ days are too big, and the rest is too small or messy. With the wind and swell setup, it's more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Hang tight, the forecasts can change, but for now, it's a board-waxing weekend.

Rusty.

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