Drummond Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Drummond Point. It’s the only break we’ve got to talk about, a beach-reef-and-point setup that needs a clean shot.

First thing to note is the water temp is sitting at 59°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing radical.

Honestly, the next week and a half is a real mixed bag and mostly disappointing. We don’t get any proper green lights until Wednesday the 16th of September. The beginning of the run is a write-off: Sunday and Monday are plagued by cross-onshore winds and only marginal to poor conditions. Tuesday morning the 15th shows a bit of promise with a clean look and some bigger 6ft WSW swell, but that afternoon gets trashed by a fresh cross-shore wind that chops it all up.

The standout moment, the one to circle, is the Wednesday morning on the 16th of September. That’s where it all comes together. We’ve got a solid 6ft swell from the WSW, a long 15-second period giving it proper groundswell energy (combined energy is a strong 1310), and best of all, a clean offshore ESE wind. That offshore breeze is going to hold the faces up beautifully and make for some clean, lined-up waves. That’s the best you’ll see in this whole 16-day window. Keep in mind, with that long period, a point break like this should hold the shape better than a beach break, so it’s a good bet.

After that, it turns messy again. Thursday the 17th has clean-looking conditions but the swell drops off, and from Friday the 18th through the weekend it’s just choppy, lumpy, and not worth paddling out. The swell direction stays WSW, but the winds are mostly cross-on or strong cross-shore, ruining the surface.

There’s another little glimmer around Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd of September. The swell picks back up to 6ft to 7ft, very long period again (15 to 18 seconds), and the energy readings are through the roof – 1816 and even 3106 on Tuesday morning! That’s some serious power. However, the wind is either light cross-on or onshore, so while the ocean will be pumping, it’s going to be a battle with the crud. Still, for experienced surfers, Tuesday morning the 22nd with that 7ft, 18-second groundswell and only light cross-onshore wind might offer some proper bombs if you’re keen and pick your bank. It’s a bigger, more powerful option, not for the faint-hearted.

Further out, it fades again. The morning of Sunday the 27th of September sees a drop to a clean 3ft swell with a light offshore easterly and low energy (336), but that’s a last gasp before the end of the run.

So, the pick of the whole period is definitely Wednesday morning, September 16th – clean, solid, and full of potential. The Tuesday the 22nd is a wildcard for the brave. The rest of the time, you’re mostly watching the forecast change.

Rusty.

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