Jacks Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what we’ve got on the table for Jacks Point. This is a reef break that handles an east-northeast swell direction, and it’s mainly one for the advanced crew—tight take-offs and a shallow ledge will keep you on your toes. The water temp is sitting at about 50°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s not gonna freeze you out too badly.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a dry spell at the start. No real standout surf on offer until the end of the month. The first proper call is Monday morning, the 24th of August, with a clean little 2ft swell out of the SSE, cross-off light breeze out of the northwest, and a moderate combined wave energy of 228. It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary. You’ll see a few little waves, but nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday and Wednesday are even smaller—dropping to around 1ft—though Wednesday morning sees glassy conditions with a calm wind, and a solid long-period 15-second groundswell. That long period means the wave shape could be decent, but the size is just too small to really ride. Those days are really more for a paddle than a surf.

We hit a rough patch from Thursday the 27th into the weekend. Fresh cross-onshore winds, rain, lumpy conditions, and combined energies climbing up to 309 but with poor quality. Not worth getting wet for.

Then things start to turn around. Monday the 31st of August is the first real standout. The morning shows glassy conditions with a 2ft SSE swell and a very long 16-second period—that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy jumps to 237, and conditions are clean. The afternoon gets even better: 4ft, still glassy, combined energy hits 498, and offshore wind from the NNW. This is the best wave of the first week—clean, lined up, and with that long-period push, Jacks Point will be reeling off some nice right-handers. Expect a few others out there, but it won’t be a zoo.

Tuesday the 1st of September morning is another cracker—5ft from the SSE, 14-second period, cross-off wind out of the WNW, and a combined energy of 799. That’s moderate to strong wave energy, and the offshore flow will keep the face clean. This is the biggest and most powerful swell of the whole outlook. For advanced surfers, it’s gonna be an absolute standout session. The afternoon gets windier and a bit messier, but the morning is the gold.

After that, the wind turns onshore and ramps up, with poor conditions through Wednesday and Thursday. Sure, Thursday the 3rd has some clean conditions with strong offshore winds, but the swell is only 3ft with short period—won’t do much.

Friday the 4th of September morning brings another highlight: 3ft out of the SSE, 16-second period, and a moderate offshore breeze from the WSW. The combined energy is 575—good, clean, and lined up. Another solid session.

The rest of the second week into early September drops off fast. Tiny swell, poor winds, and minimal energy. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 6th with 3ft and 8-second period, but it’s short and messy.

Overall, the real standouts are Monday 31st August morning and the following Tuesday 1st September morning—that’s the pulse of the forecast. If you can only pick one session, make it Tuesday morning.

Rusty

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