Mosca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Mosca Point over the next couple of weeks.

The opening weekend is a bit of a slow burn, but things start to build through the week. Looking at the whole run, the standout looks to be the Monday and Tuesday just gone, with a couple of sessions that really came together well. The forecast is a bit patchy after that, a few decent mornings but plenty of average afternoons. The very end of the second week has a fair bit more size but the quality hangs in the balance.

Righto, jumping in. It’s Sunday 23rd, we’ve got small waves this morning, about 3 ft from the north with a period of 10 seconds. The water’s a touch warmer than usual, 75°. The wind’s light out of the NNE, so it’s cross-off, which keeps it clean but the conditions feel pretty ordinary. The afternoon shapes up a bit better though, swell the same size but shifting to a north-northwest direction, with a much longer 15-second period pushing in. That groundswell brings more life and clean faces on offer. That’s a solid session.

Monday the 24th sees the swell jump up nicely. The morning scores with about 5 ft from the north-northwest, period at 12 seconds, and the wind is howling offshore from the NNE at 12 mph. That’s proper clean – this is a top pick. The afternoon drops slightly to about 5 ft from the north, but the wind goes cross-off and the period shortens to 11 seconds. Still good swell but a step back from the morning.

Tuesday the 25th holds at about 4 ft from the north, with a clean offshore wind in the morning. It’s surfable but pretty ordinary, nothing to write home about. The afternoon goes cross-off and the energy drops a touch.

From Wednesday 26th onwards, it’s a mixed bag. Mornings are clean with offshore wind, but the swell is dropping through to the end of the week. Thursday 27th is your smallest day: about 2 ft from the north, 8-second period – not worth a paddle.

Then Friday 28th throws in a bigger pulse. About 6 ft from the north-northeast with a short 7-second period, but the wind is a fresh 22 mph offshore. Too much wind and short-period chop, messy and poor quality. Saturday 29th morning is similar with about 6 ft under fresh offshore breeze, but the period is still short and the score is below par. The afternoon on the 29th shows more promise: about 4 ft from the north-northwest, period stretches to 10 seconds, moderate wind – definitely the best of that weekend.

Sunday 30th morning offers about 3 ft from the north with an 11-second period, offshore wind, but with some clouds overhead. Good surf conditions but not huge.

Into the second week, the surf is consistent but rarely inspiring. Monday 31st morning and afternoon hold about 4 ft to 4 ft from the north, period of 9 seconds, with light offshore winds. Tuesday 1st September is similar: about 4 ft from the north-northeast, short 6-second period – weak and ordinary.

Wednesday 2nd September sees the swell push back up to about 6 ft from the north-northeast, period of 7 seconds, fresh offshore winds. Still on the ordinary side. Thursday 3rd keeps similar size but remains plain. Friday 4th is more of the same.

Saturday 5th, we see a spike worth mentioning: the afternoon jumps to about 5 ft from the north, 8-second period, but cross-off wind. The conditions are marginal, not a standout.

Sunday 6th and Monday 7th September round out the run with about 4-5 ft from the north-northeast, periods of 8 seconds. Monday morning has a light breeze, and Monday afternoon at Mosca Point goes glassy – 3 mph from the north-northwest, flat calm. That’s a rare treat, even if the waves are just about 4 ft from the north-northeast at 8 seconds.

So, the true standouts? The Monday 24th morning clean offshore 5 ft NNW groundswell with 12-second period – that’s the pick of the whole window. The Sunday 23rd afternoon session is a close second with that nice 15-second period groundswell, light cross-off wind and clean waves. Don’t waste your energy on the big wind days later in the first week.

Stay safe, check the tides, and get out there when it’s clean.

Rusty.

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