Moody Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days at Moody Point are looking pretty grim, I gotta be honest. We’re staring down a long stretch of weak, gutless surf with iffy conditions. There’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout. The pattern is mostly small, short-period wind swell from the southeast, with hardly any energy pushing in. The first week is a write-off, and the second week doesn’t offer any real redemption either.

Let’s break it down. We kick off on Thursday, 20th August, with a tiny 2ft south-east swell and a period of 8 seconds – that’s weak, short-period stuff. The combined energy is just 58 (weak). The morning is glassy though, which is about the only positive. You might get a few crumbly, fat waves, but it’s very ordinary. Afternoon turns poor with a cross-on wind.

The whole first week is a mess. Friday the 21st through to Sunday the 23rd is all tiny – 2ft to 3ft – with the same short-period, weak energy. The wind is messy, cross-shore or cross-on, and the water… well, the temp anomaly is negligible, so it’s about average for the time of year. By Sunday morning the 23rd, we get another glassy window with 3ft south-east swell and 6-second period, energy still weak at 67, but again, it’s just not enough to get excited about.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th offer a tiny improvement with clean, cross-offshore winds, but the swell drops even further to 1ft and 1ft. The period does stretch out to 11 seconds on the 24th afternoon, which is a proper groundswell, but with such a small height, it’s barely breaking. Energy is still weak (49-67). That long period on a tiny south-east swell at a reef break like Moody Point might give you a few clean, lined-up waves, but you’ll be scratching for them.

The rest of the first week into the second week is a total washout. From Wednesday 26th August right through to Friday 4th September, the swell hangs around 0.7ft to 2ft, with energy readings mostly in the 20s and 30s – that’s essentially flat. The wind is a mixed bag of cross-off, onshore, and cross-shore, but with that little swell, it doesn’t matter. The 14-second period on the 1st of September is a tease, but with only 0.7ft of swell, it’s not going to break.

The one faint glimmer comes on Friday afternoon, 28th August. We see a jump to 4ft south-east swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds, and the combined energy hits 140 (moderate). The wind is light cross-on, which will chop it up. It’s still rated as poor surf. For a more exposed reef break, that short-period, cross-on swell is just going to be a lumpy, messy close-out. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer given the onshore wind and moderate energy.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, there are no standout sessions. The best bets are the glassy mornings on the 20th and 23rd, but you’re working with barely 3ft of weak, short-period swell. The long-range stuff on the 28th is the most energy we see, but the quality is poor. The combined energy of all swells is weak or moderate at best. For a break that’s often crowded and inconsistent, this is a typical quiet spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s one to leave the board in the car for.

Rusty.

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