Crow Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Crow Point. I’ll be straight with you – for the next sixteen days, this spot is a tough one to love. The forecast is almost entirely filled with "poor surf conditions" and a zero score, so we’re in for a long, quiet stretch with very few windows for a decent paddle.

The problem is a persistent run of onshore and cross-shore winds from the west and west-southwest, which just mess up the shape. The swell is there, but it's mostly short-period windswell and the energy is weak. For the first few days, from Tuesday, August 4th, through to the end of the first week, it’s all pretty grim. You’ll see a bit of swell bump up to 5ft on Wednesday, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind and only 7 seconds of period, it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess with combined swell energy reading 233 (moderate). Not worth a look.

We get a bit of a glassy window on the morning of Saturday, August 9th, with a light northerly and clean conditions, but the swell is tiny at 3ft and weak. That’s about as good as it gets for the first week, and that’s not saying much.

The standout, if you can call it that, arrives around Monday, August 17th. The morning brings a moderate offshore breeze from the north-northeast, which is a major positive for Crow Point. The swell will be a playful 4ft from the west, with a combined energy of 165 (moderate). The conditions are reported as "clean" and "surfable waves but very ordinary," which is the best we get in the whole run. The afternoon continues with a clean cross-offshore wind and similar size. This is the only window where the stars align for a proper session. However, keep in mind Crow Point is a rarely breaks spot, and it’s sheltered from the west, so it needs a good push. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 65°.

After that, the swell builds again to 7ft on Wednesday, August 19th, with moderate energy (692), but the wind goes cross-shore again, creating chop. At 7ft, this is getting into expert-only territory, and with the poor wind, it’s a miss for most of us.

So, the honest truth is there’s a long, quiet gap from the start until the 17th, and then a brief, promising, but uncertain window on the 17th. Everything else is a write-off. For a spot that rarely breaks, it’s a pretty normal blank run for the area.

Rusty.

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