Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is shaping up to be a pretty lean stretch. We’re looking at a real quiet spell, especially for the first week and a half. The data shows zero scores for the entire 16-day window, which means we’re not getting any of those classic, rideable waves that Hash Point can sometimes offer. The swell energy is mostly weak, bouncing around between 42 and 176 (moderate at best), and the period is short, mostly in the 6 to 8 second range, which means weak, crumbly, unorganized waves.

For the first few days, from Sunday the 26th of July right through to Saturday the 1st of August, it’s a real struggle. Swell heights are tiny, from 0.7ft to 4ft, but the wind is a mess – cross, cross-on, and the occasional glassy moment that just doesn’t have enough juice behind it to make anything worthwhile. Water temp is sitting at 72°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit, but you will need a lot of patience.

We then hit a bit of a lull from Sunday the 2nd of August through to Tuesday the 4th, where the swell energy dips even lower (51 to 162). There’s a glimmer of hope on Tuesday the 4th of August morning with a glassy, 2ft swell from the NW, but it’s still just too small and weak to get excited about.

The real story, if you can call it that, comes later in the forecast. From Wednesday the 5th of August onwards, the energy starts to build, but it never really translates into good surf. By Saturday the 8th of August, we’re seeing a 4ft NW swell with 206 combined energy, and by Sunday the 9th, it’s 4ft with 177 energy, but the wind is always cross or cross-on, messing up the shape. The best of a bad bunch might be Monday the 10th of August afternoon, with a 4ft NW swell, 9 second period, and 269 energy. That’s the most grunt we’ll see, but with a 9 mph cross-shore wind, it’s going to be choppy and hard to ride. The crowd situation at Hash Point can be “sometimes” busy, but I wouldn’t worry about that right now – there won’t be anyone out.

This is just one of those periods where the ocean goes quiet. Stay optimistic – it tends not to stay this poor for long, and the forecasts can change. For now, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on those windier days.

Rusty.

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