Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rusty here, checkin' in with the outlook for the next couple weeks. Things start off pretty average at Davidson Point, a reef break exposed to the south. The water temp's hangin' around average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

We're lookin' at Friday the 21st with some small, long-period SSW swell, only about 2ft. Not much energy there (245), and it's messy with a cross-onshore breeze. Then Friday afternoon the wind drops to glassy, so the tide might be the only thing messin' with it. Saturday the 22nd is similar – small swell, glassy in the morning (173), but the afternoon gets a bit of a cross-on wind (240). Not exactly firing.

Sunday the 23rd is where it starts to pick up. A new E swell rolls in, about 5ft in the morning with a short period of 7 seconds and solid wave energy (421). Glassy conditions on the morning, and it cleans up nicely in the arvo with a cross-off breeze (438). That's a fun, clean day for intermediates. Monday the 24th carries that energy with a smaller 5ft E swell (330) and glassy morning. The afternoon drops off quick, back to small SSW stuff.

Tuesday the 25th is another standout for the first week. The morning has a glassy, small SSW swell (229), but the afternoon sees a clean, glassy 6.6ft E pulse (544) – a proper jump in size with good energy. Wednesday the 26th stays clean, with a small SSW swell but some very solid wave energy (567) – it's glassy in the morning and clean through the afternoon. Thursday the 27th is a real good one. Morning is dead calm, glassy, with a 3ft S swell pumpin' with massive energy (617). That's a long-period groundswell (16 secs) that'll be workin' real well on this reef. It stays glassy through the afternoon (562). That's your best bet for the first week.

After that, Friday the 28th is clean enough but a little smaller (420), and the afternoon turns marginal with a cross-on breeze. Saturday the 29th gets wind-affected with a cross-shore breeze, and the Sunday the 30th is back to small, clean SSW swell. Then Monday the 31st packs a punch – a glassy morning with a 5.3ft E swell, period of 12 seconds, and absolutely cooking energy (924). That's a proper swell, but it might be a bit much for beginners. The arvo drops off.

Now, lookin' ahead. Tuesday the 1st of September is a gem. Morning is clean with offshore winds and a long-period SSW swell (489). The afternoon fires up – 7.5ft of E swell with a period of 13 seconds and monster energy (2380). Glassy conditions with a gentle offshore breeze. That's expert territory, super clean, and the reef will handle that size beautifully. That's the standout for the whole run, but it's a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it.

Then it goes pear-shaped. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are a write-off – strong winds and thunderstorms on Wednesday (341), followed by marginal, windy days. Friday the 4th improves slightly with cleaner conditions, and Saturday the 5th finishes strong – a glassy morning with a 3.6ft E, short-period swell (276) for a clean, fun session. So all up, your best windows are the morning of Thursday the 27th of August, and especially the afternoon of Tuesday the 1st of September. Get amongst it.

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