Drummond Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. We’ve got a run of reports for Drummond Point, a beach, reef, and point setup that's consistent and exposed to SSW swells. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The week kicks off with a bit of a slow start. Thursday the 13th is a write-off – the swell is there but the conditions are just messy, with onshore winds making it a real struggle. You’d be better off staying home.

Then Friday the 14th is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got a solid 7ft groundswell rolling in from the WSW, with a very long 16-second period. The magic is in the wind – glassy, light easterlies in the morning, switching to light southerlies in the arvo. This is going to be clean, powerful, and lined up. The combined swell energy is pumping at 1997, so there’s plenty of grunt. This is a standout for experienced surfers, no doubt about it. The long period means the sets will be a bit more spaced out, making the paddle out a bit easier, but it’s got that deep, pushy energy that’s best on the point or reef.

Saturday the 15th keeps the quality high. The swell drops a touch to 5ft, still a very long 16-second period, and the wind goes cross-offshore from the ESE, keeping things clean. The afternoon is especially good with clear skies and offshore winds. The energy is still strong at 1079. This is another top day.

Sunday the 16th sees the swell drop further to 4ft, but the wind is still offshore from the east. The period drops to 14 seconds, but the quality is still there for a fun session. The energy is moderate at 687.

Monday the 17th is a similar story – 4ft swell with a 16-second period and offshore winds in the morning. Clean, fun, but smaller. The energy is moderate at 733.

Tuesday the 18th morning is a bit of a letdown. The swell is tiny at 3ft, and the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-offshore from the NNE, which will mess up the surface. The energy drops to 556. The arvo is even worse with cross-shore winds and a cross-chop.

From Wednesday the 19th through to Saturday the 22nd, it’s a bit of a dead zone. The swell is small, the winds are messy, and the conditions are poor. There’s a period of strong onshore winds and lumpy seas. The combined energy does spike up to 2155 on Friday arvo, but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h onshore, making it a total mess. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Sunday the 23rd is a major bummer. We get a solid 8ft swell with a very long 20-second period, and the energy is massive at 4213, but the wind is a fresh onshore westerly. It’s going to be a wild, choppy, and dangerous mess. Only for the most experienced, and even then, it’s not going to be fun.

The next few days, Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th, are more of the same – big swell, onshore winds, poor conditions. The energy stays high, but the wind ruins it.

Then we get a glimmer of hope on Wednesday morning the 26th. The swell has dropped to 3ft, but it’s a very long 19-second period, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the ENE. The energy is moderate at 791, and the conditions are clean. This is a promising little window for a longboard or a funboard.

Thursday the 27th morning is also looking good – 3ft swell, 17-second period, offshore winds from the ENE. Clean and fun. The arvo gets a bit more interesting with a 7ft WNW swell, but the period is a short 10 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s a bit mixed.

Friday the 28th morning rounds things out with a 6ft swell from the west, a 14-second period, and cross-offshore winds from the NE. The energy is solid at 1505, and the conditions are clean. A good note to end on.

So, the standout is hands down Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. Get in the water early on Friday for the best of it.

Rusty.

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