Express Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the local scene. Gotta be straight with you: the next couple of days are a bit of a mixed bag. The first real standout doesn't pop until Saturday morning the 22nd, so there's a bit of a wait.

The overall pattern is a long-period SW groundswell, which is great for a point break like this, but it's gonna be a bumpy ride before we get the good stuff.

Friday the 21st is a write-off. There's some swell, about 3.6ft from the SW with a long 16-second period, and the wind is offshore in the morning. But the combined energy is only moderate (673), and the forecast is calling it marginal. Wind picks up to 18 mph in the arvo, so not the one.

Saturday the 22nd is where we see a big jump in size. The morning session is pumping with an 8.2ft SW swell and still that long period (15 seconds). The combined energy is strong (3204), so you'll feel it. But the wind is crankin' at 18 mph from the WNW. It's offshore, which will hold it up, but that's a howling breeze, so it will be a battle. This is the first of the standout windows, but it's only for the brave. Afternoon is a no-go with a 22 mph cross-shore wind turning it into messy chop.

Now, Sunday morning the 23rd... this is the real deal. The swell drops a touch to a very clean and powerful 5.6ft from the SW, and the period is a solid 14 seconds. The wind is a gentle 9 mph from the NW, which is pure offshore. The combined energy is still strong (1658). The forecast says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers." This is the best on offer for the first week. Get out there early.

The rest of the week is a real struggle. The swell gets smaller and the wind turns onshore or cross-shore for the most part, churning things up. There is a brief tease on Tuesday afternoon the 25th when it goes glassy with a 3 mph wind from the NE, but that's only for a 4.3ft swell. A nice window of calm if you're desperate.

We hit a proper dry spell from early Thursday the 27th. The swell drops below 3ft and the wind is junk. Keep your board in the car, but don't get your hopes up.

The next real glimmer of hope returns on Friday the 28th. The morning will be clean with a cross-off wind and a 5.6ft SW swell with a very long 17-second period. The energy is strong (1690), but the morning gets a "marginal" tag. The afternoon, however, is a beauty. By afternoon, the wind goes super light offshore from the WNW at just 3 mph. The swell holds steady at 5.2ft from the SW with a 16-second period. The combined energy is strong (1398). The forecast is calling it "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers." That's another major standout. The long period will peel perfectly down this point.

Then another gap... Another stormy, junk period runs from the 29th through the 31st. After that, Tuesday the 1st of September is looking promising again. The morning is glassy, nearly calm, with a cross-off breeze from the NNE at 3 mph. The swell is a solid 5.2ft from the SW with a 16-second period. The energy is strong (1455) and the conditions are called "excellent". That is the third standout.

The rest of the second week into early September looks windy and junky, with the swell staying under 4.6ft and the wind screaming from the NNW at gale force on the 3rd. There's a brief window Wednesday the 2nd arvo with clean, small 3.9ft surf, but it's nothing special.

Overall, the standouts are undeniably Sunday morning the 23rd, Friday afternoon the 28th, and that Tuesday morning the 1st of September. Each of those is a treat.

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