Currumbin Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, breakin' down the next couple of weeks at the Point.

It's a slow start, mate. The first week is mostly flat and funky, with small, weak waves and winds that are just off. Water temp is about average for this time of year, 69°F.

We start on Friday, the 24th, with a tiny 3ft easterly windswell and a solid 9-15 mph southerly cross-off breeze messin' it up. Not worth the paddle. The whole weekend is the same sad story – tiny waves, no real energy, and the wind just won't play nice. Saturday morning, the 25th, has a weak 3ft swell with a combined energy of only 155, and the wind is light, but the conditions are just "ordinary," not good.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Sunday the 26th right through to Wednesday the 30th, it's all under 2ft and the energy is pathetic, droppin' as low as 13. There are a few glassy moments, like Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, but there's simply no swell to work with. That's a solid five days of nothin'.

Thursday the 30th morning finally shows a little pulse of life – a 3ft SSE swell with an offshore wind, but it's a short-period 6-second windswell, so it's got no punch. The energy is still only 69. It's surfable, but you'd be scratchin' for a ride.

Friday the 31st morning sees a jump in size to 6ft from the SE, but the period is still a short 7 seconds and the wind is cross-off. The combined energy jumps to 444, which is moderate, but the quality is just "marginal." This one's probably gonna be a messy, walled-up lump – better for the kite crew than for us.

The next week looks a bit more promising. We get a little run of surfable but ordinary conditions from Sunday the 2nd through to Thursday the 6th, with waist-high 3ft to 4ft easterly swell, but the wind is always cross-off or cross, so it's never gonna be that clean, peel-in' point wave we love. The energy sits in the moderate range (between 129 and 218), but it's nothin' to get excited about.

But then, hold on to your boardies. The real standout is Saturday the 8th of August. For the morning, we've got a clean 5ft swell from the SE, with a combined energy of 379, and the wind is a near-calm cross-off breeze. The forecast says "expect good surf conditions." This is the one to circle. The swell direction is off the optimum for Currumbin Point, which is from the east, but a clean 5ft with light wind is still gonna be the best we've seen in a fortnight. It's a bit on the big side for beginners, but for the experienced crew, this is the session to aim for. Just keep in mind that crowds are often a thing here, so get in early.

So, to sum it up: a lot of flat to average days, but that Saturday morning, the 8th of August, is your clear winner. Get on it.

Rusty.

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