Drummond Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what’s heading our way. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a couple of windows where it’ll be worth getting wet.

Right out of the gate on Friday the 21st, we’ve got a solid 5ft to 6ft groundswell out of the WSW, with a juicy 14 to 16 second period. The problem is that cross-onshore wind is messing it up, making it choppy. The energy is there – we’re talking 1679 (moderate) – but it’s not clean. You’ll be fighting the chop more than enjoying the ride. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing to stress about there.

The weekend runs a similar story. Saturday the 22nd hangs onto that 5ft to 6ft WSW swell, but the wind is still a cross-on, light though. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to be a classic. By Sunday morning the 23rd, the wind swings around to a cross-off from the NNE, and the wave comment is “clean.” The swell is still 5ft with a 17-second period, which is a long, powerful groundswell. That’s a stand-out moment for Drummond Point (beach reef and point). A long period like that creates beautiful, shaped waves, but it can break a bit straight on the beach sections. The point and reef will handle it beautifully. The combined energy is 1417 (moderate). This is your best bet for the first week, but don’t expect it to be perfect all day.

Monday the 24th sees the swell drop back to 3ft, which is small. The afternoon does have a clean offshore wind from the east at 16 mph, which is a positive, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

Then we hit a rough patch. From Tuesday the 25th through to Sunday the 30th, the conditions are poor. Strong winds, lumpy chop, and onshore winds dominate. The swell does pulse up to 5ft to 6ft in there, but it’s all blown out. This is a proper gap of about 5-6 days where it’s not worth paddling out. The energy spikes up to 1917 (moderate) on Tuesday, but with a fresh cross-shore, it’s just a messy, lumpy mess.

Things start to look up again on Monday the 31st. The morning has a clean 4ft WSW swell with a 15-second period. The wind is light and cross-off from the ESE. The wave comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is another standout. The energy is 756 (moderate). It’s not the biggest swell, but it’s clean, and the period is solid. This will be a fun, crowd-friendly size for intermediate surfers. The crowds are sometimes there, so you might have a few out, but it won’t be packed.

The first few days of September are a tease. Tuesday the 1st has a 5ft swell with a 17-second period, but the wind is a cross-shore, causing a chop. The energy is 1209 (moderate). Wednesday and Thursday drop off in size and get blown out again. By Friday the 4th, it’s small and messy.

Overall, the real standouts are Sunday morning the 23rd with that clean, long-period groundswell, and Monday the 31st with the light winds and clean conditions. The rest of the period is pretty average or worse. If you’re a beginner, stay away from the bigger days over 5ft, and definitely don’t even look at the water when it’s over 8ft. The setup here is a beach, reef, and point, so on those blown-out, choppy days, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle guys.

Stay frothy, but pick your moments.

Rusty

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