Hash Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s talk about the next 16 days. To be straight with you, it’s gonna be a frustrating stretch. We’re looking at a long, flat spell for the most part, with only small, weak pulses of NW swell. Nothing here is going to get your heart racing. The wave energy is just too weak to make anything properly fun, and we’ve got a lot of small, short-period swell lines. It’s the kind of week where you check the cam, see ankle-biters, and decide to tinker with your gear instead.

The first real surf window doesn’t even open up until the 6th of August, and even then, it’s not much to write home about. We’re looking at a tiny 4ft swell, but the wind is cross-onshore and the waves are going to be a mess. The energy is weak at 162, so it’s not worth paddling out for anything but a quick splash. The water temp is sitting at 73°F, which is about 3°F warmer than normal for this time of year – a touch warmer than usual, so a springy feels fine.

The following days just roll on with the same story. On the 7th and 8th, we’ve got a bit of swell, but it’s small and the period is only 8 seconds, which means it’s all short-period slop. On the morning of the 8th, it goes glassy, which is a plus, but with just 3ft and a weak energy in the 100s, it’s not going to offer much shape. We get a few more glassy windows on the mornings of the 9th, 10th, and 15th, and even the 17th and 19th, but honestly, the swell is just too small to make it count.

The middle of the period is a real lull. From the 10th through the 14th, the swell drops off significantly, with heights sinking below 3ft and energy dipping into the low double digits. It’s just flat or near-flat, with a poor mix of cross-shore winds and no power in the water. This is a stretch where the board stays in the car, no question.

There’s a slight bump on the 12th afternoon when the period jumps to 10 seconds, but the swell is only 1ft. That’s a tease, not a wave.

We do see a tiny pulse late in the window. Around the 20th and 21st of August, there’s some energy from the NW, but it’s still just 2ft and the period is short. It’s not going to clean up into anything rideable. The 18th afternoon looks interesting for a second with a strong 25 mph NNW cross-off wind, but the swell is only 3ft. That's less surf, more whitecaps.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this entire 16-day stretch. It’s a blank run, and it’s a pretty normal thing for this area when the north-west swell machine shuts down. All the consistency in the world doesn’t help when there’s nothing to ride. I’d keep the board in the bag, maybe get some exercise paddling, but don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a waiting game.

Rusty, signing off.

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