Crow Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Well, I've had a good look at the charts for our local patch, and I gotta be straight with you—it's a tough stretch ahead. Crow Point is the only break on the cards, and it's a real inconsistent one that rarely breaks, so we're not exactly spoiled for choice. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off for any decent paddle surfing.

The forecast kicks off from Wednesday, 19th August, but don't get your hopes up. We start with small, messy conditions. Wednesday morning sees a tiny 3ft swell from the west with a short, weak 6-second period and poor cross-onshore wind. The energy is just a measly 61, and it's a total write-off. That afternoon the wind picks up to 19 mph and the swell barely gets to 4ft—still poor. Thursday the 20th has a bit more size at 6ft with a slightly better 8-second period, but the wind is cross-shore and lumpy, and the combined energy is still a low 349. It's just not happening.

The weekend shows a bit of a lull. Friday the 21st morning, we get a clean 2ft swell with a light offshore NE breeze at 6 mph, but the period is a weak 8 seconds and the energy is only 78. It's clean, but there's just no power. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd have even smaller surf, dropping to 1ft and 1.0ft. The wind is light and offshore or glassy, so it's pretty as a picture, but you'd be struggling to get a ride. This clean but tiny pattern holds right through to Tuesday the 25th, when we see a glassy morning with a 0.3ft swell and a 13-second period—that's a long-period groundswell, but there's simply no height to push it. The energy is a paltry 12.

We then see a bit of a spike around the 30th and 31st. Sunday the 30th morning has a 6ft swell from the WSW with a cross-offshore wind, giving clean conditions and a moderate energy of 479. But by the afternoon, it's 7ft and lumpy. Then on Monday the 31st of August, the swell jumps to 12ft with a 10-second period and a combined energy of 2153—that's strong energy. However, the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, making it lumpy and messy. That size (over 8ft) is strictly for experts only, and with the wind, it's a kite-surfing sort of day, not a paddle-surfing one. The trend continues into Tuesday the 1st of September with 8ft swell and similar messy winds.

Honestly, there's not a single standout session for paddle surfing across the whole forecast. The only flicker of hope is the clean, glassy mornings with offshore winds, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. For a spot that rarely breaks, this run of poor conditions is pretty normal. It's a real bummer, but forecasts can always change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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