Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. The honest truth is, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and pretty average for Hash Point. There’s a real lack of any proper swell pushing in, and we’re going to be stuck with dribbly, weak waves for a while. I’m talking real small stuff, chest high at the very best on the bigger pulses, and a lot of the time it’ll be barely breaking. It’s not going to be a total washout, but you’re going to have to be keen and pick your moments.

First off, let's talk about the water. It’s sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Not a huge deal, but you might not need the thickest suit.

The first couple of days, Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th, are pretty much a write-off. We’re looking at ankle to knee high slop, with the swell energy at a weak 59 and 37 respectively. The wind is glassy on the Monday morning, which is nice, but there’s just zero power in the water to make anything of it. You’d be better off doing something else.

We stay in the doldrums through Wednesday and Thursday. The swell does drop even more, down to a pathetic 0.7ft with a feeble energy reading of 15 on Thursday morning. There’s a little bump of 5ft on Friday the 21st afternoon, and the energy jumps to 211, which is moderate, but it’s a short-period, windswell with a fresh cross-offshore breeze. It’s going to be lumpy and messy. Not the cleanest conditions to make the most of that size.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd sees the swell stay pretty marginal. There’s some more energy on Saturday afternoon, around 217, with a 5ft NW swell, but it’s still short period and the onshore/cross shore winds will keep it chopped up. I wouldn't get too excited.

Looking into the following week, there’s a slight pulse of longer-period swell arriving around the 29th and 30th. The energy levels start to climb, peaking at 337 on the 30th afternoon with a 4ft NW swell. The problem is, the wind switches to a cross-onshore, which will put a bit of chop on it. These are the best days on offer in the whole run, but even then, it's not anything special. Just a slightly better chance of a salvageable wave.

The very long-range stuff, into the end of the month and the first of September, shows some more consistent moderate energy, in the 150-260 range, with a longer period of 10 seconds. But again, winds are mostly cross-onshore or cross. There’s a chance of a clean-ish wave on the 1st of September with light winds, but the swell is only 3ft.

Honestly, there are no proper standouts in this window. It's a period where persistence might get you a couple of grovelly ones, but there's nothing that's going to get your heart racing. The setup looks more interesting for a bit of a kite surf on the choppier afternoons than a decent paddle session. It's one of those stretches where the forecast can change, but right now, it's looking like a true lull. Fingers crossed it doesn't last.

Rusty

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