Schnappers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day crew, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – this forecast is a tough one. For the next 16 days, Schnappers Point is looking pretty flat and uninspiring. It’s a lean stretch, so don’t get your hopes up for any proper sessions.

The water temp’s sitting at 54°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first real sniff of anything surfable doesn’t turn up until Saturday the 22nd of August. There’s a tiny window that morning with some chest-to-shoulder-high swell – call it 3 ft from the NNW, with a weak period of 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak at 62, and it’s glassy with calm winds, so the surface will be clean. But honestly, it’s small, weak, and ordinary. That’s your best bet for the whole run, and it’s a disappointing one.

From there, we’ve got a long dry spell. Sunday the 23rd through to Friday the 28th of August is all poor surf conditions with next to nothing. The wind picks up from the WSW and W, and we get some rain showers, making it a write-off.

Then on Saturday the 29th of August, there’s a slight uptick – a morning offshore breeze from the SSE at 12 mph, with small 2 ft swell from the NE at 4 seconds. The energy is still weak at 19, and the waves are tiny. The afternoon sees cleaner conditions with a 3 ft NNW swell and 24 energy, but still below par.

The next best chance comes on Sunday the 30th of August. That morning, we get a 3 ft swell from the north with a 9-second period and combined energy of 160, which is moderate. The wind is offshore from the south at 6 mph, so it’ll be clean. It’s still described as “surfable but very ordinary,” so don’t expect much. The afternoon drops off to 2 ft and 78 energy.

Monday the 31st of August is back to tiny with 1 ft and glassy conditions, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

To sum it up: the only real standout is Saturday morning the 22nd of August – and even then, it’s a weak, small swell with glassy conditions. Everything else is a flat spell or poor surf. The consistency is pretty poor here, so this kind of blank run isn’t unusual for the area. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, I’d say leave the boards in the car.

Rusty.

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