Douglas Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board. Douglas Point’s the only name on the list, and it’s about to get interesting. It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent, and it likes a good SSW swell. We’re looking at a patchy start, a serious pulse, and then a long run of waves that’ll be too much for the place.

The water here (Douglas Point) is running about average for this time of year.

We’ve got some weak surf on the 4th of August, but it’s blown out and messy from a WSW wind, so forget it. Tuesday’s a washout. The 5th shows a glimmer of hope with a clean 6ft SW groundswell (period 14s) and a light cross-off breeze. That’s a decent window for the more experienced guys. But then the 6th turns dicey again with onshore slop.

Hold on to your hats for Friday the 7th. That’s the standout. A big SW pulse rolls in, 10ft on the morning, with light cross-off winds. It’s a powerful, clean groundswell. The energy is strong (5383), and it’s going to be a proper reef-break session. The afternoon backs off a touch to 7ft but with a long, 17-second period, it’ll still have plenty of grunt.

Saturday the 8th is still big, 10ft, with a fresh offshore wind keeping it clean, but the paddle-out looks like a battle. Then the swell goes properly stupid. From the 10th to the 13th of August, we’re looking at swells from 15ft up to a monstrous 26ft. The wind and tide might be favorable, but this is far too big for Douglas Point. It’s going to be a washing machine, and honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. That’s a fair gap of days where the break is simply out of the question.

It settles down a bit after the 14th. Friday the 14th is still marginal, with light onshore winds. The next real highlight is Saturday the 15th. The morning shows a clean 8ft SW groundswell with light offshore winds – that’s a great, workable size for a reef. That one’s a solid call. The 16th keeps the quality with 8ft and offshore winds, but it starts to get windier. After that, the swell fades and the conditions get onshore and poor again.

The second week is less certain, but the call for Sunday the 19th is a promising one: a solid 10ft SW groundswell with light offshore winds. If it lines up, that’ll be another outstanding day at the Point.

So, your best bets are the early morning of the 7th, and then getting back on it for the morning of the 15th. The 19th is one to watch for later. This place is a proper reef, so it’ll handle the long-period stuff better than a beachie, but you need to pick your windows.

Rusty.

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