National Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer around the National Park point break.

Right off the bat, the water’s sitting at 68°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 2°F below average – so you’ll want the wetsuit if you’re getting in.

We’re coming into a patch of pretty ordinary, small surf. Thursday morning (27 August) is a classic case: we’ve got 2ft swell from the east, with a period of 8 seconds, and a cross-off wind from the SSE at 12 mph. The wave energy is weak (106), and the conditions are clean but the surf itself is poor. That’s the story for the next few days, really. Friday sees a tiny bump to 3ft from the SE (8 seconds) on the morning of the 28th, with a gentle SSE cross-off, but it’s still very ordinary.

Saturday the 29th stays small – 2ft from the east, period 8 seconds, with gentle offshore winds from the SSE. It’s clean, but the energy is weak (63). You might get a few knee-high runners, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

Now, Sunday the 30th is the first real standout. The afternoon looks best: the swell jumps to 5ft from the SE, with a short period of 6 seconds, and a moderate offshore breeze from the SSE at 16 mph. The energy is moderate (210), and the forecast says expect good surf conditions. That’s the pick of the first week. The morning is a bit more powerful at 5ft (271 energy) but with fresh winds, so the afternoon is cleaner.

After Sunday, the surf drops right off. Monday and Tuesday see tiny waves, poor conditions, and rain showers. By Wednesday the 2nd of September, the morning goes glassy with a NNW breeze at 3 mph, but the swell is only 2ft from the east. It’s clean but tiny. The rest of the week into the second week looks like a long gap of small, poor surf with a mix of onshore and cross-shore winds. The energy levels are mostly weak, and the swell direction never really lines up right to get the point working well.

The best of the second week is a bit of a tease. On Wednesday morning the 9th of September, we get a clean little 2ft easterly swell with a gentle offshore from the SSE – it’s surfable but very ordinary. There’s nothing bigger or cleaner to really recommend.

Bottom line: if you’re free, make the most of Sunday afternoon the 30th of August. That’s the only window where the size, wind, and quality come together. The rest is a long, flat, and unremarkable stretch.

Rusty.

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