Crow Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, so here’s the deal with Crow Point. It’s a sheltered point break that’s made for beginners, but it’s one of those spots that only rarely breaks – so you’re really gambling on the swell lining up. The water is sitting at 66°, which is a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, and it’ll feel like a bathtub.

For the first week and a half, it’s a total bust. From Friday 14th through to the end of the month, the surf is tiny and weak. Swell heights are mostly 1 to 2 feet, with periods between 5 and 9 seconds, and the combined energy is usually under 100 – that’s weak, wind-driven junk. The winds are constantly cross, cross-on, or cross-off, and the wave comments are all “poor surf conditions.” It’s a long, dry spell.

The first real growth comes on Wednesday 19th August morning: 5 feet from the west, period 6 seconds, energy 148 – moderate. But the wind is cross at 16 mph, and it’s lumpy. That afternoon, the swell bumps to 6 feet, energy 258, but with a fresh cross-onshore breeze at 19 mph, it’s choppy and poor. Thursday 20th morning gives you 5 feet and 234 energy, but the cross-shore wind is strong at 19 mph, and the wave state is lumpy cross-chop. Not a day to get excited about.

The best chance in this whole run is the morning of Saturday 22nd August. The wind is offshore from the ENE at 9 mph, and the wave state is clean. The swell is only 1 feet from the west, period 8 seconds, energy just 30, so it’s tiny. But you’ll have clean, offshore conditions at a sheltered point break – that’s a rare treat. If you’ve got a log or a longboard, that’s your window.

Then on Tuesday 25th August afternoon, things look a little better. Swell from the west-southwest at 4 feet, period 9 seconds, energy 216 – moderate. Wind is cross-off from the NNW at 9 mph, and the wave state is clean. That’s a solid setup for a spot that’s rarely on. The swell direction is close to the optimum west swell, so that’s a plus.

The next spike is Friday 28th August morning: 6 feet from the west, period 8 seconds, energy 408 – strong. But the wind is cross from the NW at 19 mph, fresh breeze, and the wave state is lumpy cross-chop. That’s too big for beginners, and the wind is messy. It’s more of a kite-surfing day than a clean paddle session.

Overall, this is a tough forecast. Crow Point needs a west swell, and those are rare in this run. The water is way warmer than normal, the swell is mostly small or messy, and the wind is rarely clean. The standout is the morning of Saturday 22nd August for clean, offshore conditions, and the afternoon of Tuesday 25th August for a bit more size and clean cross-off wind. Everything else is a miss.

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