Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s shaping up for the local scene over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but a really tidy run of conditions building for the back half of the period.

We kick off with a quick burst of quality. Saturday morning 15th August, Davidson Point is looking proper. That morning session is the standout early call. You’ve got a solid 7ft groundswell rolling in from the East with a period of 9 seconds, and a light offshore breeze from the ENE at just 5 km/h. Combined energy is moderate at 955, and the whole setup is clean, clean, clean. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. This is the one to get out for if you’ve got the chance. Afternoon sees the swell drop to a smaller 3ft from the South, but still offshore and clean, just a bit weaker.

Then, things go pretty ordinary. From Saturday night through to Thursday 21st August, it’s a stretch of marginal to poor conditions. Sunday the 16th is a write-off with a cross-offshore breeze hitting 28 mph and lumpy 5ft SE swell. The whole following week is plagued by cross-offshore winds and small, weak swells, with combined energy mostly below 200. No point sugar-coating it, there’s about a five-day gap where you’re better off doing anything else.

We start to see a turn on Friday morning 21st August. Davidson Point wakes up to a clean, glassy 2ft SSW swell with a long 17-second period and zero wind. The combined energy is climbing back to a moderate 216. It’s not big, but those long-period lines will be wrapping in clean. Saturday the 22nd is a bit mixed with a risk of thunderstorms, but Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th look really nice again, with glassy conditions, 2-2ft SSW swell, and periods around 15 seconds. The energy is building into the 300s, and it’s all clean.

Now, here’s the real standout of the whole outlook. Wednesday 26th August through Friday 28th August is the prime window. Wednesday afternoon at Davidson Point gets a 2ft groundswell from the South with a very long period of 19 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, and with glassy conditions and combined energy hitting a strong 946, this is going to be the best quality on offer. Perfect for a reef setup like this. Thursday morning is even cleaner, with 3ft S swell at 16 seconds, glassy, and energy at 694. The caveat with these super-long period swells at a reef is that the sets can be very clean but can also grind a bit straight if you’re in the wrong spot, but for an intermediate surfer, this is as good as it gets.

Beyond that, into the 29th and 30th of August, we see the swell period drop off and the energy fade, so it winds down to small and ordinary again. The bottom line? This is a slow-burn forecast with one killer early-morning session on the 15th, and a real, sustained run of clean, glassy groundswell from the 21st through to the 28th. The absolute best of the best are the afternoons of the 26th and the mornings of the 27th. Set your alarm for those.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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