National Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at the National Park point break. It’s a bit of a slow burn this week, but there’s a proper window of clean, fun surf coming our way if you’re patient.

We start off on Friday, 31st July, with small, weak dribbles. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the East, with a short, choppy period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (89), and we’ve got rain and a moderate SSE breeze making it cross-off. It’s surfable but pretty ordinary. The water sits at 69°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Saturday (1st August) is more of the same – small 2ft to 3ft East swell, still short period, and the wind stays up. It’s clean-ish but the quality just isn’t there for a proper session.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday, 2nd August, is the day to circle. The swell bumps up to a clean 5ft from the ESE, period still a workable 7 seconds, and the wind turns offshore from the SE. The wave energy ramps up to a solid moderate reading (471 in the afternoon). The morning is clean, the afternoon is glassy-offshore and clean. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook – a solid, rippable point break with good shape and no crowds to worry about because it’s *often* packed. This is the one.

Monday, 3rd August, holds onto that quality. The swell drops a touch to 3ft-3ft, but the period stretches to a long 12-13 seconds, giving it proper groundswell energy (542 in the morning). The wind stays gentle and offshore. This is a runner-up: a longer-period swell that will wrap beautifully into the point, offering longer, more drawn-out lines. It’s a classy session for an intermediate.

After that, the surf drops off. Tuesday through Saturday (4th to 9th August) is a run of small, clean but super weak waves (2ft to 3ft, combined energy under 160). The windows of glassy conditions on Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning are tempting, but you’ll be scratching for a decent ride.

We hit a dry spell from the 10th of August right through to the 15th. The swell drops to dribble (1ft to 2ft), and the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor. There’s a tiny spike on the 14th with a short, junky 5ft from the north, but with an onshore breeze, it’s a kite-surf setup, not a paddle one. Stick to the 2nd and 3rd of August for the real deal.

Rusty, signing off.

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