Droskyn Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks. Truth be told, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. There’s a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions ahead, but if you’re patient, there’s one morning that’ll make it all worthwhile. Don’t get too excited too early, though – we’ve gotta wade through some choppy, wind-affected days first.

Right now, the water’s sitting at a fairly average temperature for this time of year, so nothing unusual to report there.

Droskyn Point has a bit of size on Monday the 7th, with a 7ft swell from the west, but that wind is onshore and howling at 12 mph, making a mess of things. The wave energy is pumping at 1632 – you can feel the power – but it’s just not gonna be clean. By the afternoon, it drops to 6ft with a cross-on wind, still rough. Tuesday the 8th is even worse: 22 mph onshore winds and rain showers, with a 7ft swell that’s just chopped up. Wednesday the 9th sees the swell drop to 5ft in the morning, but still onshore wind. Wave energy falls from 451 to 250 by the afternoon. Thursday the 10th is tiny, down to 2ft with cross-shore chop and only 78 energy – just not worth paddling out. Friday the 11th brings a 5ft swell with a light cross-on breeze, but the energy is still low at 348 and the quality is poor. Saturday the 12th morning, we get a small 4ft swell with a cross-offshore wind, and the wave comment says “clean” – that’s the best we’ve seen in days, but it’s only 198 energy, so a slight improvement but nothing to write home about. The afternoon gets messy again with a fresh cross-shore.

Things stay mediocre right through to the end of the second week. We’ve got a long gap of sub-par surf.

Here’s the standout. On Tuesday the 15th, the morning session at Droskyn Point looks magic. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the west-northwest with a 12-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm. The wave energy is a solid 872, and the call is “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the one. Because the wind is glassy, the waves will be silky smooth. The 12-second period means good shape and power, with those classic longer gaps between sets. The swell is 6ft, which is a fun size for intermediates, not too big, not too small. Because it’s a point break, that west-northwest swell will wrap in nicely. The optimum swell direction is west, so this WNW is a great match. Keep in mind, the afternoon gets a light cross-shore breeze and the score drops, so get it early.

Beyond that, there are a few other days with size, but the wind spoils it. Saturday the 19th has a 8ft west swell with cross-shore wind (973 energy), and it’s only marginal. Sunday the 20th has a solid 10ft swell from the WNW with a cross-offshore wind in the morning, but the period is short at 9 seconds, and the energy is 1450. That’s a heavy, lumpy day only for the experts. The 10ft is way too big for most.

All in all, you’ve got a long wait for that one glassy morning on the 15th. Treat that as the real deal. The rest is mostly a write-off, or for the committed crew who don’t mind a chop.

Rusty.

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