Racca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s keep it real: the next 16 days are a tough stretch. The only break on the map is Racca Point, and there’s not a single session that’s worth paddling out for. It’s a long run of tiny surf, flat spells, and poor conditions.

The first bit of movement comes Friday morning, August 28th: a tiny 0.6m (2ft) swell from the SE, with a period of 5 seconds – that’s short-period, weak stuff with combined energy of only 14. The morning is glassy with some clouds, which is the cleanest it’ll get, but the wave report says “poor surf conditions.” By the afternoon, a cross-onshore wind messes it up.

Saturday the 29th, the swell drops to 0.2m (0.6ft) from the ESE, 4-second period, energy of 2. It’s clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but there’s nothing to ride. The weekend stays flat or near-flat – Sunday the 30th has a 0.2m (0.6ft) wave with energy of 1.

Then a big gap: from Monday the 31st of August through the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September, there’s zero swell. The water temperature at Racca Point is 28°C (82°F), which is 3° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s very unusual, but it doesn’t help the waves.

Wednesday morning, September 2nd, the swell creeps back to 0.6m (2ft) from the SE, period 4 seconds, energy 15. It’s glassy so it’ll look pretty, but it’s still poor. The afternoon goes cross-onshore again.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a mess of tiny, short-period swells (0.1m to 0.3m, or 0.3ft to 1ft) and long flat spells. The best you’ll see is Saturday the 12th of September, with a 0.3m (1ft) SE swell, 6-second period, energy of 7 – glassy, but barely a ripple.

There are no standouts. Nothing close to a good surf session. The swell is too small, too short-period, and the energy is weak. It’s a blank run for the area. Sometimes that’s just how it goes. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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