Left Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a proper look at what’s on the cards here for Left Point. It’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, with some real tricky bits to get through before any decent windows show up.

Straight off, the water temp is sitting at about 56°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. Nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first few days are pretty grim, to be honest. We’ve got a solid 6ft SW swell hitting on Sunday the 2nd, with plenty of energy behind it (1753), but that north wind is blowing straight across the break at 19 mph, making it messy. That carries on through Monday and into Tuesday the 4th. You’re best off staying out of the water until Tuesday afternoon. That’s when we finally see a bit of a shift: the swell is still a chunky 8ft from the SW, period dropping to 11 seconds, but the wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW at 12 mph and the forecast calls for clean conditions. The energy is strong (2014) but at that size it’s only for the more experienced crew, as it’ll be pushing the limits for beginners.

Wednesday the 5th is a real tease. The morning has clean 3ft waves from the SSW with a light 6 mph offshore from the SSW. It’s clean, but the energy is pretty weak (356) so it’s going to be small and inconsistent. A good day for a log or a longboard, but don’t expect much punch.

Unfortunately, after that we hit another rough patch. Thursday and Friday see onshore and cross-shore winds picking up again, with a long-period 16-second SW swell arriving Friday the 7th that’s got proper energy (2078) but is blown out by a moderate cross-onshore. The highlight of that week, and a genuine standout, is Friday the 7th in the afternoon. The wind drops to practically nothing, going glassy from the NNE at just 3 mph. The swell is a clean 5ft from the SW with a period of 15 seconds. That combination is going to produce some really lovely, lined-up waves. Just be aware, this break is inconsistent by nature, and the crowd factor is listed as ‘sometimes’, so you might have a few others out there with you, but it shouldn’t be a madhouse.

Then it gets a bit wild. Monday the 10th sees a massive pulse of swell, with a 15ft WSW groundswell and a 16-second period. The combined energy is huge (9817), and the wind is offshore from the SW in the morning. The problem is it’s simply way too big for this break. That’s straight-up expert territory or, frankly, more suited to watching from the cliff. It stays oversized into Tuesday the 11th, but Tuesday afternoon looks interesting for the brave: 8ft from the SW, period of 16 seconds, with a gentle 9 mph offshore from the SW. That’s going to be proper, powerful, clean surf, but again, only for experienced surfers who know what they’re doing.

The following week, from the 12th onward, is dominated by very large, often windy conditions. You get some windows of clean surf on the 15th and 16th, but the swell is still 10ft to 13ft and the wind is howling, including near gale force offshore winds on the 16th which, while clean, will make paddling out a real mission. For the average surfer, it’s a write-off.

So, to sum it up: the standout session is Friday afternoon, the 7th of August, at Left Point. That 5ft SW swell with glassy conditions will be the pick of the bunch. For the brave and skilled, Tuesday the 11th afternoon also offers excellent but much heavier conditions.

Rusty.

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