Octagon House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what's on offer for Octagon House over the next 16 days.

Honestly, mate, it's a pretty grim stretch. We're looking at a long, flat run with barely a ripple. From Sunday 19 July right through to Friday 31 July, it's all "poor surf conditions" – tiny swell, short period, and mostly cross or cross-on wind. The combined energy barely gets into double digits, mostly under 30 (like 14, 19, 24 etc.), so you're just staring at a lake. There's a few clean mornings in there, like Monday 20 July morning with a light west cross-off, but the swell is only 2 ft and period 4 seconds – that's windswell mush, not worth paddling out for.

The first glimmer of anything surfable shows up on Saturday 1 August morning. That's a week and a half away. The wind goes light offshore from the northwest, and the swell picks up a touch – 3 ft from the SSE, period 5 seconds. Combined energy hits 66 (weak, but better than nothing). It's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – yeah, that's about right. The break is exposed to SE swell, so the SSE direction is right on the money. But with that short period and tiny size, you're only getting knee-high slop. Still, it'll be clean, and for a beginner spot like this, that's about as good as it gets in this window.

Then Sunday 2 August morning looks even better – glassy conditions with a light northwest wind, same 3 ft swell from the south, combined energy 60. Again, small but clean. Monday 3 August morning also glassy, 3 ft from the south, energy 71 – the highest of the whole forecast. So if you're desperate, those three mornings from 1–3 August are your best bet. But don't expect anything exciting. The swell is under 5 ft, so it's fine for beginners, and the offshore/glass wind will keep it clean. Crowds are "sometimes" here, so you might have a few others around, but nothing too hectic.

Honestly, this is a long, flat spell. If you're into kite surfing, the afternoons with stronger cross-onshore winds and small chop might be more fun than a paddle. But for pure surfing, there's not much to write home about. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now it's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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