Pleasure Point-First Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Pleasure Point-First Peak.

Alright, right off the bat, we’ve got a little window of decent surf on Wednesday the 29th of July. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the SSW with a super long 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell, lots of energy. The water’s sitting at 60°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. A glassy 3 mph wind from the SW is going to keep it silky smooth. The combined energy of all swells here is a solid 645 (moderate wave energy), and the conditions are looking good. Expect good surf conditions. It’s a reef break, fairly consistent, and it can get crowded – crowds are likely. The optimum swell is from the SSW, and that’s exactly what we’ve got, so this is the standout. Don’t expect it to be a beginner wave, though; it’s an advanced spot.

From Thursday morning the 30th of July, things get a bit ordinary. The swell drops to 3 ft but still with a long period. The wind goes cross-shore, and the forecast says marginal surf with questionable tide. Thursday afternoon cleans up a bit with glassy 3 mph winds and a 2 ft swell from the S, but it’s just surfable, nothing special. The combined energy falls to 326 (moderate).

Friday the 31st of July stays small. Mornings are poor with cross winds, and afternoons are glassy but only 2 ft. The energy is dropping into the 200s (moderate). It’s ordinary.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday the 1st of August all the way through to Wednesday the 12th of August, the swell is tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft – with periods between 12 and 19 seconds. The winds are mostly light cross-shore or cross-onshore. The combined energy drops to as low as 68 (weak) and only occasionally climbs back into the low 300s (moderate). The comments are all “poor surf conditions” or “surfable but very ordinary.” This is a long gap of over a week with nothing worth getting excited about.

There’s a flicker of hope on Thursday the 13th of August. The morning shows a 3 ft SSW swell with a 16-second period, and the wind turns clean and cross-offshore from the SW at 3 mph. The combined energy is 318 (moderate). It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s a slight improvement, but still not a standout. The afternoon goes back to poor conditions.

So, the only real highlight is Wednesday the 29th of July. After that, it’s a long stretch of flat and ordinary conditions. It’s a bit of a bummer, but these things happen. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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