Droskyn Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get straight into it, surfers. Rusty here.

First up, it’s a pretty bleak run for us at Droskyn Point. The data’s showing a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with the first proper recommendation not coming until Tuesday the 28th, and even that’s very ordinary. From now until Monday the 27th, there’s absolutely nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a two-day gap of total flatness before we see anything surfable.

The standout moment comes on Tuesday afternoon, the 28th of July. That’s your best bet. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, which will make the surface as clean as a whistle. The swell is small, just 2ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds. That’s not powerful, but the clean conditions will make it rideable. It’s only an intermediate-level wave, so don’t expect anything heavy. The combined wave energy is weak (78), so you’ll be chasing small, soft shoulders.

Wednesday morning the 29th sees a tiny 2ft pulse from the west with an onshore breeze – not worth paddling out for. The rest of the week is dominated by onshore and cross-onshore winds, making the surf choppy and messy. There’s a pulse of energy arriving on Thursday the 30th with swell heights hitting 4ft, but it’s short period (6 seconds) and the wind is messy. The combined energy reads moderate (134), but the quality is poor.

Friday the 31st looks bigger, with chest-high 5ft swell from the west-northwest, but again it’s onshore and the period is short. The energy is moderate (206), but it’s a messy, blown-out affair. Not your day.

From August 1st through 5th, small sloppy waves with poor winds. There’s a brief window on Monday afternoon, August 3rd, with clean cross-offshore winds and a tiny 2ft west swell. The combined energy is only 71, so it’s very weak. It’s surfable, but only just.

Then the second week rolls in with a bit more size. Thursday the 6th brings waist to chest-high 5ft to 5ft swell from the southwest, but the cross-onshore wind keeps it choppy. Moderate energy (229) but poor quality.

Friday the 7th holds 5ft from the west-southwest with a light cross-shore breeze, making the surface a little more manageable, but still not clean. The swell is short period at 7 seconds.

Saturday the 8th of August sees the biggest swell of the entire forecast: 6ft from the west, with a 9-second period and energy hitting 508. That’s moderate-strong energy. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be lumpy. Honestly, with that size and the wind direction, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The wave quality is poor for us.

Sunday the 9th drops back down to 3ft with a cross-shore wind – slightly cleaner but small.

Monday the 10th brings back the size (5ft) but with a fresh onshore wind. Messy.

Tuesday the 11th is the last call: 5ft from the west-northwest, but onshore and strong wind again. No good.

Bottom line: Tuesday afternoon the 28th is the only real highlight, and it’s tiny. After that, the whole window is pretty disappointing. We’ll have to wait for a change.

- Rusty

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