Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, your local fix for what’s happening out the back. Let’s have a look at Hash Point over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, this is a tough run. For the first several days, the surf is tiny and the conditions are flat-out ordinary. The swell is hanging around 2ft to 4ft from the northwest, but the period is short, mostly 7 to 8 seconds – that’s windswill, not groundswell. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 79 and 177 (moderate at best), and the wave comment keeps saying “poor surf conditions” right through to Friday the 9th of August. The winds are a mixed bag of cross-on and cross-off, but there’s very little that’s surfable. You’d be better off doing something else.

Then we get a tiny glimmer. Saturday the 10th of August shows a bit of life. The morning has glassy conditions with a 4ft NW swell, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits 153 (moderate). The wave comment upgrades to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The afternoon is also glassy, with 4ft NW swell and 182 energy (moderate). It’s not pumping, but if you’re desperate, this is the best you’ll see for a while. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Sunday the 11th of August drops back to poor, with cross-on winds and a 3ft NW swell. Not worth it.

The next real standout isn’t until Thursday the 15th of August. The morning has glassy conditions again, with a 3ft NW swell, period 8 seconds, and 178 energy (moderate). The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The wind is glassy, so it’ll be clean, but the size is small. Then Saturday the 17th of August morning looks decent – glassy, 4ft NW swell, period 8 seconds, and a solid 292 energy (moderate). That’s the most energy we’ve seen in the whole run. Still, the period is short, so it’s a bit fat and lumpy, but glassy wind makes it rideable. The afternoon gets messed up by a cross-shore breeze, so the morning is the pick.

After that, the swell just fades away and drops to 2ft by the 20th of August. The whole second week is a write-off with tiny, weak swell and no real energy.

So, to sum it up: the pick of the whole 16 days is Saturday the 10th of August morning and afternoon, and Saturday the 17th of August morning. The swell is small (4ft to 4ft, NW), the period is short (8 seconds), but the glassy wind makes it clean. The combined energy is moderate (153 to 292). It’s not a classic, but it’s the only time you’ll get a wave that’s not a complete mess. Spread the word, but don’t expect much.

Rusty.

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