Halfpoint/Fullpoint Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s been a rough stretch and it ain't letting up any time soon. Let's have a look at the only break in town, Halfpoint/Fullpoint.

The pattern for the whole 16-day window is dominated by a near-constant, blustery ENE breeze that's going to ruin a lot of what could have been. The water’s sitting around 80°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

Now, looking at the start, it kicks off on Sunday the 26th and honestly, it's a write-off. For that first week, don’t even bother. Sunday and Monday are total washouts with a strong cross-shore wind. The wave energy is up there, between 1149 and 1295 (moderate to strong), but with the wind howling, it’s just lumpy, messy junk. It improves just a hair by Tuesday the 28th afternoon when the swell pushes to 8ft out of the East with a cross-offshore wind, making it clean, but the period's a short 13 seconds, so it’s not exactly holding shape. It’s still a marginal call.

The one true standout – and I mean the *only* one – is Wednesday morning, the 29th of July. This is it. We get a solid 8ft swell pushing in from the ENE, and the wind swings around to a light NNW offshores at just 16 mph. The water will be glassy, the sets will be clean. The wave energy is pounding at 1704 (strong), so there’s plenty of grunt behind it. The period is a short 10 seconds though, so it'll be a bit walled-up and racey, better for a more experienced surfer – this ain’t one for the beginners at that size. For a seasoned local, this is the session to circle. Crowds are likely here, so get your dawny in.

After that Wednesday afternoon? It’s back to the grind. The wind swings onshore and it deteriorates, and from Thursday the 30th all the way through to the end of the window on August 10th, it’s a horrible run of strong cross-shore winds, lumpy conditions, and poor surf. There'll be some smaller, cleaner windows with a long-period SSW swell on the 9th and 10th, but the swell drops to a pathetic 2ft. Not worth the paddle for any decent surfer.

Bottom line: If you aren’t pulling on your wetsuit on Wednesday morning, July 29th, then you may as well hang the board up for the next two weeks. After that, it's a long, dry, choppy slog.

Rusty, signing off.

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