Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. I've got to give it to you straight, and the straight dope is that Hash Point is in a proper flat spell. We're looking at a long stretch of nothing much for the next couple of weeks. If you can't handle a little FOMO, you might want to take up a land-based hobby for a while.

This first week up to the 23rd is just ragged. Wednesday the 16th is a complete washout – a weak 0.7m at 8 seconds with no push. We see a little flash in the pan on the 17th with a bigger 1.5m, but it's steep and cross, so it'll be a shambles. Then it's just down, down, down into mush, with nothing but short, weak, and dribbly conditions. The energy readings are in the dumps – all under 100 – so there’s no power behind anything.

There is a slight change in the air around the 29th of September. We get a proper long-period swell moving in, cranking up the period to 15 seconds. The energy jumps way up to 388, which is a sign of some real deep-water push. But – and it's a big but – the swell height is only 0.9m. That's a long, clean, but totally unimpressive wave. It's a real shame because if that same pulse was a few feet bigger, we'd be in business. It's the kind of tease that gets an old fella's heart racing before you remember it's just not going to break the sandbar.

So, where does that leave us? With a big old zero for the pick of the week, that's where. There is no standout day. We've got a few glassy dawns on the 22nd, 25th, and 28th, but the swell is just too small to be worth the walk down the path. It’s the kind of flat, the ocean is doing a mirror impression in the morning, and a cross-chopped mess in the afternoon. This is a classic week to give the board a good wax and leave it on the rack.

For any beginners out there, there's nothing to be scared of because there's nothing out there. For the experts, it's a bait-and-switch. The water temp is nothing to write home about, no major anomaly there. It’s just a long, drawn-out lull. I've seen it before; it tends not to stay poor for long, but this one is stretching its legs. If you’ve got a foil or a kite, this could be a fun week for you with that bump in the water, but for a pure, honest surfer? You're staying dry.

Keep your chin up, because forecasts can change, but as it stands, there’s not a wave in this whole 16-day window worth a paddle.

Rusty, signing off.

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