Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re tracking Hash Point for the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch. The overall pattern is small, with a lot of poor conditions and very low scores. The water is sitting at 71°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

The first real sniff of anything comes on Tuesday, September 8th, in the morning. We’ve got a tiny 2ft WNW swell rolling in, but the wind is dead calm – glassy as a mirror. The combined energy is weak (154), but for a spot that’s sheltered and only picks up NW swell, that glassy surface is a rare treat. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The standout moment? I’d say Tuesday afternoon is a bit of a letdown; the wind swings NW at 19 mph and the swell drops to 4ft with a short period of 7 seconds. It’s clean but the wind is strong, so it’s not worth the paddle.

The rest of the first week is a washout. From Wednesday through to the following Monday, we’re dealing with a mix of cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, and the swell rarely gets above 3ft. The energy is mostly weak, staying under 200 for most of that time. Thursday morning, the 10th, is glassy again with a 3ft NW swell, but the period is short (8 seconds) and the energy is only 104 – it’s small and weak. Not worth a special trip.

We hit a bit of a bump on Thursday, September 17th, in the afternoon. We get a solid 7ft NW swell with a period of 9 seconds and the combined energy jumps to 580 (moderate). That’s the biggest swell of the entire forecast. But here’s the catch – the wind is NW at 12 mph, creating a cross-shore chop. For a point break, that’s messy. The swell is also over 5ft, so it’s pushing into intermediate territory. The crowd profile at Hash Point says “sometimes,” so you might have company, but the conditions are poor. This one is for the experienced guys who don’t mind a bit of chop.

The final highlight is Friday, September 18th, in the morning. The swell drops back to 4ft from the NW, period 10 seconds, and the energy is moderate (271). More importantly, the wind is glassy – SW at 3 mph. That’s a clean window. The conditions are still described as “surfable but very ordinary,” but for this stretch, that’s about as good as it gets. It’s the only morning in the second week with glassy conditions and a decent swell.

After that, the last few days (20th to 22nd) are all small and weak, with the swell dropping back to 1ft and energy down in the 40s and 60s. The 22nd has a long period of 13 seconds, but it’s tiny and cross-onshore – not worth it.

So, to sum it up: the only real standouts are the Tuesday morning, September 8th (glassy, small but clean) and the Friday morning, September 18th (glassy, 4ft, decent energy). Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both. If you’re a beginner, stay away from the 17th – that 7ft is too big and messy. For the rest of us, it’s a pick-and-choose week. The gaps are long, with several days of nothing in between.

Rusty

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