Schnappers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us at this local zone.

It’s gonna be a proper mixed bag. We start off with a few scraps but the real juice is hiding way out there in the long-range. You’re going to need some patience, because there’s a big stretch of flatness and junk in the middle.

We’ll kick things off on Thursday the 30th of July. Schnappers Point will have some small 4ft swell from the NNW, but the real story is the wind. It’s glassy in the morning, a dead calm “Slight air” situation that’ll have the surface looking like a mirror. That’s rare and brilliant. The water temp is sitting at 54°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there. The combined energy is weak though, only 128 (moderate wave energy). It’s a fairly consistent point break, so you’ll get waves, but they’ll be short-period (6 seconds), so not a lot of punch. The morning session is your only window; by afternoon the wind cranks onshore from the NNW at 25 km/h and it’s game over.

Friday the 31st is a write-off with cross-shore winds messing up the 4ft to 3ft swell. Saturday the 1st of August offers a tiny window in the morning with a clean 2ft wave from the north under a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s small and weak. After that, we hit a long dry spell. From Sunday the 2nd right through until the morning of Thursday the 13th of August, it’s mostly flat or just tiny, poor-quality slop. There’s a little blip on Thursday the 6th afternoon with a 4ft, 8-second north swell and glassy conditions – combined energy of 196 (moderate) – but it’s still tagged as “surfable but very ordinary,” so don’t get too excited.

Hold onto your board though, because the real standout is shaping up for Thursday the 13th of August. That morning, Schnappers Point is looking at a solid 5ft wave from the north with a period of 9 seconds. But the kicker is the wind: dead glassy, zero wind. The combined energy is a healthy 412 (strong wave energy). This is the best on offer by a long shot. The swell direction is from the north, which isn't the optimum NW direction for this point, but with those clean conditions and that size, it’s going to be worth a look. Afternoon on the 13th holds at 5ft and still glassy (energy 284). After that, it drops back to tiny stuff on Friday the 14th.

So, to sum it up: chase the glassy session on Thursday morning the 30th for a fun little wave, but the big one to circle on your calendar is Thursday the 13th of August. That’s the day with the best size and the cleanest conditions. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but right now it’s looking like the clear winner.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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