Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get into it.

Well, it's a bit of a slow cooker of a forecast here at Davidson Point. We’ve got a reef break that's pretty consistent, and it loves swell from the south, but the first few days are just gonna be a tease. The water is a warm 80°F, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year.

We kick off on Wednesday the 29th with some tiny 3ft south swell, and what’s important is the wind is glassy from the northeast. The wave energy is weak though, only sitting at 264. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about.

Thursday the 30th brings the same small size but the wind turns cross-shore, and the sea gets a little messy. Not the best.

Friday the 31st through to Sunday the 2nd of August sees a pulse of easterly swell building from 5ft up to 7ft, with clean cross-offshore winds. The energy gets a bit more interesting, climbing from 484 into the 890 range, but the period is short, around 7-9 seconds. It’ll be fun for a groove, but those short-period waves can be a bit of a handful.

Now, the real standout window is from the afternoon of Saturday the 9th of August through Monday the 10th. We’ve got some real quality on the cards. A very long-period groundswell from the south-southwest, rolling in with periods of 15 to 18 seconds and an offshore or glassy wind. The wave energy is serious, hitting 866 on the Sunday morning. That’s a powerful, long-period swell and Davidson Point is exposed to the south, so it’ll be drawing in that energy perfectly. That’s the one to circle in your calendar. Keep in mind, a long-period swell like that can make the sets a bit more spaced out, but the shape will be well worth the wait for an intermediate surfer. Be aware it could get a little busy here as crowds are around sometimes.

There’s a smaller, but still very clean, option on Monday the 10th and Monday afternoon with glassy conditions on that dropping swell, offering another very good day.

The period around Tuesday the 11th through Wednesday the 12th is a write-off with strong cross-shore winds and building chop, so you'll want to give it a miss. Kite surfers might like the messy, windy conditions, but for the rest of us, it’s a no-go.

After the 12th, we get a bit of a lull with more ordinary conditions, but there’s a small chance of a clean 5ft east-southeast swell on the 13th.

Stay on it.

- Rusty

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