Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is one of those outlooks where you might wanna take up a different hobby for a while. The whole 16-day window is a tough stretch for Hash Point. There’s no real stand-out session, and almost every day is marked by poor surf conditions. The waves are small, the energy is weak, and the wind is rarely your friend.

The first real chance to get wet is from Tuesday, July 28th, but don’t get your hopes up. The swell is a tiny 2 ft to 2 ft out of the northwest, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 40 to 45 (weak energy). The wind is a messy cross-on or cross-shore, leaving the surface choppy and ugly. This is not a session to write home about.

Wednesday, July 29th, is more of the same. The swell nudges up to 3 ft by the afternoon, but the period is still a pitiful 6 seconds, and the cross-shore wind is up to 12 mph, creating a real mess. The energy is still weak, hitting only 82 in the afternoon.

Now, Thursday, July 30th, is a real tease. The morning brings a glassy surface with a light WSW wind, and the swell is a clean-looking 3 ft at 7 seconds. But the wave quality is still rated as poor. It’s the calmest it’ll look, but the punch just isn’t there. The energy is still weak at 75.

Friday, July 31st, has a glassy morning with zero wind, but the swell is only 3 ft. The afternoon gets a strong 19 mph cross-offshore wind, which cleans it up, but the swell is already small and weak. The water temp is about average for the time of year, no big anomalies to report.

The first week of August is a slow bleed. From Saturday, August 1st, through to Thursday, August 7th, the swell bumps between 1 ft and 4 ft, but it’s always from the northwest, and the period rarely gets above 8 seconds. The energy only climbs into the moderate range (100-159) on a couple of days, like the afternoon of August 4th (104) and the morning of August 5th (159). But the wind is always cross-on or cross-shore, keeping the surface bumpy. The morning of August 1st has a glassy 2 ft swell, but it’s just too small.

Into the second week, from August 8th to 12th, it’s a broken record. The swell stays a pathetic 2 ft to 4 ft, and the energy is mostly weak, except for the afternoon of August 10th (134) and the 11th and 12th (149 to 197). Even then, the wind is cross-on, so the waves are crumbly and hard to get a good ride on. The sets are non-existent.

Honestly, there’s no one spot to highlight because it’s all the same sad story at Hash Point. The swell direction is from the northwest, which is the optimum direction for this spot, but the size and period just aren’t there. The wind is the real killer. If you’re desperate, the glassy mornings on July 30th, July 31st, and August 1st might give you a few ankle-biters, but it’s a long paddle for nothing.

This is a classic case of a region that’s just flat. It’s not unusual for this area to have long runs of nothing. Stay optimistic, though – the forecast can flip.

- Rusty

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