Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve combed through the outlook for Hash Point over the next couple weeks, and I’ll level with you—it’s a bleak picture. The entire 16-day stretch is one long flat spell with crummy surf from start to finish. No standout sessions, no decent swell, just a whole lot of nothing.

Starting from Tuesday the 18th of August, we’ve got tiny 1 ft swell out of the NNW with a short 8-second period—weak energy (31). The morning’s glassy, which is a nice touch, but there’s no juice behind it. That carries through Wednesday and Thursday with waves barely hitting 2 ft. By Friday the 21st, the swell fades even more, and you’re looking at 2 ft with a period of just 6 seconds—wind slop, not real waves.

Things try to bump up a little around Saturday the 22nd, with the swell reaching 4 ft to 5 ft out of the NW, and the energy hitting the moderate range (205). But the period’s still short at 7 to 8 seconds, and the wind’s cross or cross-onshore, so it’s all messy and choppy. Not worth suiting up for.

Sunday the 23rd through Tuesday the 25th, the waves shrink again—2 ft to 4 ft, still poor quality. Wednesday the 26th is more of the same: 2 ft swell with cross-onshore winds churning it up. Even the glassy mornings, like Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, only offer up 3 ft swell with weak energy. It’s just not happening.

Come September, nothing changes. Tuesday the 1st of September and Wednesday the 2nd are still tiny—2 ft, 7-8 second period, with weak energy (72). Even glassy conditions on Wednesday morning can’t save it.

If you’re really jonesing for a paddle, the cleanest windows are the glassy mornings—18th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, and 2nd September—but the swell’s so small you’ll be floating around with barely a ripple. There’s no standout, no solid swell, and nothing for anyone beyond a beginner on a soft top. For the experienced crew, this is a full write-off. The break is sheltered and needs a decent NW swell to fire, and we just aren’t getting it.

If the wind and swell were lining up better, you might have something to hope for, but right now this is a big dry spell. For kite surfers, even that looks weak—it’s a beach-and-reef setup, but there’s no wind to speak of for most of it. Sit tight and check back later.

Rusty.

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