Fort Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch.

Right off the bat, there’s a bit of a quiet start. For the first few days, the swell is tiny and the wind is all wrong – it’s a real struggle to find anything worth paddling out for. But hold on, because things start to turn around from Friday the 24th. The real window of opportunity opens up on the morning of Thursday the 24th of July with a clean, cross-off breeze and a building swell, but it’s from Saturday the 25th through to Tuesday the 28th where the real magic happens.

Fort Point is the only show in town. It’s an advanced, inconsistent spot, so when it’s on, you can have it to yourself for a bit if you’re lucky, but the crowds are often an issue. The water temp is sitting at 62°, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so you can leave the thickest rubber at home.

The standout sessions are the mornings from Saturday the 25th through to Monday the 27th of July. You’re looking at a clean 3ft swell from the SW, with a light 6 mph cross-off breeze. The period is a nice long 19 seconds, which is proper groundswell. That longer period means the waves will have real shape and energy, with good gaps between sets, making it easier to get out the back. The combined energy is strong, sitting at 759 to 795 (moderate wave energy). It’s about as good as it gets for this break.

Tuesday the 28th of July morning is also a cracker – a clean 3ft SW swell, gentle breeze, and a period of 18 seconds. The energy is up at 1012, which is strong. That’s a great call.

Later on Tuesday the 28th, the wind swings and the swell jumps to 8ft with a short period of 8 seconds. That’s a messy, lumpy cross-chop – that’s only for the experts, and even then, it’s a real struggle. More a kiteboarder’s playground than a surfer’s.

After that, the mornings of the 29th and 30th of July are still clean and surfable, with 3ft to 3ft SW swells and a gentle breeze, but the energy drops a bit. The first week of August sees a lot of ordinary, small, and short-period junk, with a few and far between clean windows. The morning of Wednesday the 5th of August picks up a little with a clean 5ft swell from the WNW, but the period is short at 10 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly for a beach and reef setup like Fort Point.

Overall, your best bet is the mornings from Saturday the 25th to Tuesday the 28th of July. That’s where the clean, longer-period SW groundswell is going to give you the best shaped, most fun waves.

Rusty.

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