Schnappers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Schnappers Point.

To be honest, it’s a pretty flat start for this point break. We’ve got a solid week of small, messy surf and onshore winds. Don’t even think about paddling out on Friday the 28th of August – we’ve got 7ft to 8ft of raw, onshore slop from the north with a fresh breeze, and the combined energy is up there (517 to 876), but it’s all wind. No good.

Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th drop right off. Tiny waves, cross or cross-off winds, and the energy is barely registering. You’re looking at a 1.0ft to 1.0ft swell with poor conditions. We go right through the first week of September with nothing to write home about. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th of September where the wind goes glassy and the swell bumps up to 3ft to 3ft from the NNW, but it’s short period (6 seconds) and the conditions are still described as very ordinary. Honestly, you’d be lucky to get a ride.

The wait continues through the following week. It’s not until Saturday the 12th of September that things finally get interesting. That morning we see a clean 6ft groundswell from the NNW with an offshore breeze from the SSE. The combined energy hits 372, which is a solid, moderate pulse. The period is 7 seconds, which is a little short for a groundswell, but the conditions are clean and the wind is light. This is your standout window. Schnappers Point is a point break, so a long-period swell would be ideal, but a clean 6ft with an offshore wind is too good to pass up after all this flatness.

Water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. For the rest of the run, it’s a long dry spell. Just under two weeks of mostly no surf until that Saturday morning window.

So, for the best bet: Get on it Saturday the 12th of September at dawn. Clean, 6ft from the NNW, light offshore. It’s the only real chance we’ve got.

Rusty.

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