Left Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Left Point’s got cookin’ for us.

The good news is, there’s a big pulse of long-period SW groundswell heading our way to kick things off. The bad news is, it’s a real mixed bag after that. For an inconsistent point break like this, you’ve gotta pick your moments, and luckily a couple of them are standouts.

We start Thursday the 13th with a solid 10ft SW groundswell, a 16-second period, and light cross-offshore wind. This is serious, powerful juice – you’re looking at very strong combined wave energy (4590). The water temp is sitting around 56°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. This one’s strictly for experienced surfers; that’s a lot of water moving. It’s clean and has great shape potential, but the crowds could pop up because it’s a known spot when it’s on.

Friday the 14th keeps that same energy, but the wind gets a bit chunky – moderate west-northwest cross-shore on the morning session makes things messy. The afternoon cleans up with a lighter cross-offshore, but the quality dips a bit.

Now, mark your calendar for Saturday morning, August 15th. Glassy conditions, zero wind, and 8ft of SW groundswell with that long 15-second period. This is your sweet spot – big enough to be thrilling, clean as a whistle, and moderately exposed to handle that energy. The combined energy is still very potent (2655). This is the standout session of the whole outlook for me. Saturday afternoon holds solid too with a clean offshore breeze.

Sunday the 16th sees the swell backing down to 5-6ft. The morning’s a bit cross-on, but the afternoon turns clean and fun for a decent session.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Monday the 17th onward, the swell really drops out. Monday through Thursday of that week is a mix of weak 2ft to 4ft waves with onshore or messy winds. It’s poor-to-marginal at best. You’re looking at a stretch of basically four or five days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Friday the 21st shows a flicker of life with 4ft swell, but it’s short-period and cross-shore, so nothing to get excited about.

Heads up for Saturday the 22nd – we’ve got a building swell but with a screaming 28 mph west wind. The energy is there (1285), but the wind is just too much for a paddle board. At that point, Left Point looks way more interesting for kite surfing.

Sunday the 23rd gets interesting in a dangerous way. A massive 12ft SW swell hits with a 16-second period and very strong combined energy (6820), but the wind is howling at 28 mph cross-offshore. The setup says the wave is predicted to be too big for this break entirely.

After that, the last week of the outlook stays big (7ft to 10ft) but it’s blown out by strong to near-gale onshore winds day after day. A few cleaner moments in the very last days of August, but the wind is still fresh and the quality is marginal at best.

Overall, Saturday morning the 15th is your absolute winner. Get it while it’s glassy.

– Rusty

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