Halfpoint/Fullpoint Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming our way.

It’s gonna be a long, frustrating wait for anything decent at Halfpoint/Fullpoint. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off thanks to messy, cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. There’s plenty of swell, but the quality is just not there. You’ll have to hold out until Wednesday the 29th of July for the first real highlight. That morning, we’ve got a clean 8 ft swell coming from the ENE with light cross-offshore winds. It’s a solid, powerful groundswell with a period around 10 seconds, and the combined energy is strong (1580). The break is exposed and handles an ESE optimum direction, so this ENE swell should set up well. The water temp is 80°, bang on average for this time of year. This one is for experienced surfers only – 8 ft is serious size. Crowds are likely here. The afternoon stays clean with a slightly smaller 7 ft from the NE and still light winds. That Wednesday is the standout of the whole outlook.

Before that, Tuesday the 28th of July shows some promise with 7 ft to 8 ft ENE swell under clean cross-offshore breezes, but the combined energy is moderate to strong (2036 to 2704). It’s rated marginal though, so not quite as polished as Wednesday.

From the 30th of July onward, the wind switches back to stronger cross and cross-onshore directions, and the swell period drops off into short-period windswell. The surf gets messy again, with combined energy dropping into the weak to moderate range. From Saturday the 1st of August through to the end of the outlook, we see a mix of 10 ft to 1 ft swell, but the wind stays strong and cross-shore or cross-onshore, making for poor conditions. The last week is a real struggle – plenty of lumpy, choppy ocean, but nothing you’d want to paddle out into. A few small pulses of southerly groundswell (SSW) roll in around the 6th and 9th of August, but the onshore winds ruin them.

So, bottom line: your one true standout is Wednesday the 29th of July. Get it while it’s clean and powerful. The rest of the period is either compromised by wind or just plain messy. If you’re a beginner, stay out of the water when it’s over 5 ft, and definitely steer clear of those 8 ft+ days. For kite surfers, those strong cross-shore days might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, patience is the name of the game.

Rusty.

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