Schnappers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next stretch.

Honestly, the outlook is pretty grim. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead. The first bit of surf worth mentioning doesn’t show up until Thursday morning, the 30th of July, at Schnappers Point. It’s a point break, and it’s fairly consistent, but you wouldn’t know it from this forecast. The opening session is just a small 3ft wave from the north, with a short period of 6 seconds, so it’s weak and a bit gutless. The combined swell energy is only 99, which is weak. The wind is glassy from the WSW, so the surface will be clean, but the wave itself is pretty ordinary. That afternoon, the wind swings NNW and cranks up to 12 mph, putting it onshore and ruining any chance of a decent wave.

The next morning, Friday the 31st, brings a bit more size – 4ft from the NNW, and the period picks up to 8 seconds, which is a little better. The combined energy jumps to 192, so there’s moderate energy in the water. But it’s a write-off with cross-onshore winds at 12-16 mph making it choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

Then we hit a big gap. The rest of the forecast is a sea of zeros and tiny whitebait waves. From Saturday the 1st of August all the way through to the end of the 16-day window, there’s nothing that qualifies as rideable surf. You’ll see the odd 1ft or 0.3ft blip, but with no period or energy behind them, it’s a flat spell. The water is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on with the temperature.

So, the honest truth? There’s one messy morning on the 31st that might be worth a look if you’re desperate, but it’s not clean. The best of a bad bunch is Thursday morning the 30th, with that glassy 3ft wave – it’s small and weak, but at least it’s clean. For the rest of the run, leave the boards in the car and the kite in the bag. This stretch is a write-off, but it can’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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