Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Things are looking pretty slow to start, but there’s a decent run of surf building from the weekend. The first few days are small and pretty average, so don’t rush out just yet. Keep an eye on the back half of the window though – there’s some real potential brewing for early September.

The water’s sitting at about 80.1°, which is pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

We’ve got Davidson Point on the menu – a south-facing reef break that handles a southerly swell well. It’s fairly consistent, and with crowds only sometimes an issue, you’ll likely find a peak to yourself if you time it right.

Thursday 20th – small. We’re looking at 1.6ft of long-period SSW groundswell (18 seconds). The morning’s glassy with a WSW breeze, so the wave quality should be clean even if there’s not much push. The afternoon stays glassy, wind swinging light NNW. The energy’s weak (191 in the morning, 208 in the arvo) – really just small, tidy waves for a log or a mid-length.

Friday 21st – the wind turns onshore and the quality drops. A cross-on SSE breeze at 9 mph in the morning messes up the 2.0ft SSW swell. Afternoon’s a bit better with lighter cross-shore wind, but still nothing to get excited about. Skip it.

Saturday 22nd – morning’s the pick of the weekend. Clean conditions with a light ESE cross-off breeze. Still only 2.0ft of SSW swell, but it’s rideable and tidy. The energy’s moderate (240). Afternoon goes cross-shore and messy – not worth the paddle.

Sunday 23rd – now we’re talking. A jump in size to 5.2ft – 5.6ft of short-period east swell (7 seconds). That’s a bit of a junky period for a reef, so expect it to close out a bit on the sets. But with clean cross-off winds all day and moderate-strong energy (414 to 481), there’ll be some fun ones if you pick your peak. The short period means it’s not a classic groundswell, but the wave count should be high.

Monday 24th – glassy conditions in the morning with 4.6ft of east swell (7 seconds). Energy’s solid (343). Afternoon stays clean with a light ESE breeze. Still short period, but it’s clean and there’s push.

Tuesday 25th – this is a standout. Morning’s flat calm glassy conditions with 5.2ft of east swell. The afternoon goes up to 6.6ft of east swell (6 seconds) with a light NE glassy breeze. That’s a big jump in size – 6.6ft on a reef is expert territory. The energy’s strong (505). It’s short period, so it’ll be a bit walled off and steep, but for the experienced crew, there’ll be some heavy ones.

Wednesday 26th – the swell drops back to 2.3ft but it switches to a long-period SSW groundswell (14 seconds). The energy’s still strong (561) and conditions are clean. Afternoon glassy and 2.3ft with an even longer 18-second period – that’s proper groundswell. The reef will handle it nicely and the wave shape should be excellent.

Thursday 27th – a real highlight. Cloudy but glassy, 3.3ft of S swell at 17 seconds. Energy’s very strong (803). This is the kind of day where the reef turns on – clean, long lines, decent size. Morning and afternoon both glassy. The energy stays high (640 in the arvo). This is easily one of the best days in the window.

Friday 28th – dropping back to 2.6ft – 3.0ft of S swell (14 seconds), but still glassy all day. Energy’s moderate (312 to 338). Clean, small, but quality.

Saturday 29th – similar size, 2.3ft of S swell (13 seconds). Clean cross-off winds. Fun small-wave surfing.

Sunday 30th – glassy morning with 1.6ft of SSW swell (16 seconds),

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