Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a pretty quiet picture for Hash Point. We're looking at a run of small, weak surf with not a single day standing out as a proper session. The first week is particularly flat, and while there's a slight bump in energy towards the end of the second week, the quality just isn't there to get excited about.

From Saturday the 15th right through to Sunday the 30th of August, it's a long stretch of ankle-to-knee high waves. The combined swell energy is mostly below 100 (weak), only flickering into the low triple digits a few times, like the 156 on the afternoon of Friday the 21st (moderate energy). That said, even those small pulses are plagued by poor surf conditions across the board.

The wind does offer some hope, with several early mornings going glassy or with light offshore breezes. Saturday the 15th morning, Sunday the 16th morning, and Tuesday the 18th morning all start off clean with that glassy surface. But the trade-off is the swell is tiny, barely hitting 2 ft on a good day, mostly coming from the NW with a short period around 8 seconds. It’s the kind of small, weak stuff that’s hard to get any drive out of.

There’s one slight change in the pattern around Friday the 21st afternoon, when the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the NW with a period of 7 seconds and the combined energy hits 156 (moderate). But with a cross-shore wind, it’s not going to be clean. Then on Saturday the 22nd morning, we have 3 ft from the NW, 8 seconds, and glassy conditions – that's probably the best looking window in the whole forecast, but still only weak-to-moderate energy (112) and small.

As we push into the final week, from the 27th onwards, there’s a consistent 3 ft to 3 ft NW swell with cross-onshore winds. The energy creeps up to a moderate 155 on the afternoon of Thursday the 27th, but the wind is just going to spoil it, making for a bumpy surface. For a sheltered point break like Hash Point, you really need that NE offshore wind to clean things up, and it just doesn't show for any period with decent size.

The bottom line: there are no standout days here. The combination of small swell, short period, and unfavourable winds means you’re not missing much. It’s a stretch where the board might stay in the car.

Stay optimistic, though, it never stays flat forever. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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