Lawrencetown Left Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Lawrencetown Left Point.

First up, a bit of a tough pill to swallow. The water's sitting at about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s cooperating. The next week and a half is looking mostly flat or junk. There's a real long gap here with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The wind's all over the place and the swell is just too small to get excited about. You'll be waiting a while.

Okay, let's get into the specifics. The first faint glimmer of something rideable shows up on Monday, August 10th – we're looking at a 2ft SW swell, but it's a short period (6 seconds) windswell. The combined wave energy is weak, just 53. The morning has a light offshore wind, which will clean it up, but it's still pretty ordinary. Not a day to call in sick for.

We roll through the rest of that week into the next, and it's more of the same. A few sessions pop up with clean conditions thanks to some offshore or cross-off winds, like Wednesday the 12th morning (3ft, 7 secs, NW cross-off, energy 79) and Saturday the 15th morning (4ft, 8 secs, WNW cross-off, energy 159). The Saturday the 15th morning is actually the best-looking window in the whole 16-day run, but even then, it's just "surfable but very ordinary." The energy is moderate at best.

The only real spike in size comes on Friday the 14th afternoon, with a 5ft SSW swell and a 8-second period. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. That's kite-surfing conditions, not clean paddle surfing.

Then, later in the second week, the swell period starts to lengthen. We see a 12-second SSW groundswell on Saturday, August 22nd, with a 3ft face and moderate energy (217), and a 3ft, 11-second SSW swell the same afternoon (energy 313). Those are the biggest swells of the period in terms of energy and period, but again, the wind is onshore and pretty average. It's a classic case of the swell arriving but the wind ruining the party. For a point break like Lawrencetown Left Point, that longer period could actually work if the wind cleaned up, but it just doesn't.

So, to sum it up: if you're desperate, the cleanest conditions with the best chance of a half-decent wave are probably Saturday morning, August 15th at Lawrencetown Left Point. It's not a standout, it's just the best of a pretty poor lot. The swell is small and the energy is moderate, but at least the wind will be clean. After that, there's nothing I'd call a standout. It's a long, flat spell, and that's just how it goes sometimes.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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