Fort Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Fort Point over the next couple of weeks.

First up, Friday the 4th of September. There’s a bit of swell in the water, but the wind is messy and cross, and the conditions are just poor. Not worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is a good 5° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s feeling much warmer than normal, but that doesn’t help the surf.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th see a drop in swell energy, with the combined energy of all swells sitting around the 130-150 range (weak). The wind is light and cross-offshore in the mornings, which keeps things clean, but the swell is only 3 ft from the WNW, with a short period of 9-10 seconds. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Not a standout.

The early part of the week from Monday the 7th through to Thursday the 10th is mostly a write-off. The swell stays small, the wind is cross or onshore, and the energy is weak. The combined energy drops to as low as 71 (very weak). There’s a brief moment on Wednesday the 9th morning when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is a tiny 1 ft from the SW. It’s clean, but barely enough to get wet.

Now, the real action starts to build from the second week. On Monday the 14th of September, things start to look interesting. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 5 ft, WNW swell, but it’s the afternoon that kicks into gear. By the afternoon, the swell pushes up to 7 ft from the WNW, with a combined energy of 622 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore, and the conditions are clean. This is a solid option, but at 7 ft, it’s pushing into expert territory only. The swell direction is WNW, which is a good match for the optimum swell direction from the NW.

Tuesday the 15th of September is the standout of the whole forecast. The morning is glassy, with a 5 ft WNW swell and a combined energy of 574 (moderate). The period is 9 seconds, which is good for a beach-and-reef setup like Fort Point. The wind is nearly calm, making for clean, glassy faces. This is the best on offer. The afternoon is still clean with a 4 ft swell, but the morning is the pick.

After that, the swell drops back through the rest of the week. Wednesday the 16th has a 3 ft, 12-second period swell from the WNW, but the wind picks up a bit. It remains surfable but not a patch on Tuesday. The final weekend of the 18th and 19th shows a long-period groundswell from the SW, with periods of 19-20 seconds and combined energy in the 400s (moderate). The swell is only 2 ft, so it’s small, but the long period means it’ll have some shape. The wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean. Worth a look if you’re itching for a session.

All in all, the best window is the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September. That’s the one to circle. The Monday afternoon before it is also okay, but the Tuesday morning is the cleanest, with the most energy. The water is warm, the wind is glassy, and the swell is good for experienced surfers.

Rusty.

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