Short Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it.

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next 16 days at Short Point are a tough pill to swallow. We're looking at a long, flat spell with hardly a wave worth paddling for. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, nothing special there.

The first real chance to even get wet is on Tuesday afternoon, the 1st of September. We'll see a tiny little bump of 3ft from the NE with a short, weak 6-second period. The combined energy is a measly 71, so it's really weak. But the wind will be glassy, which is a positive, and the conditions will be clean. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The beginner-friendly nature of Short Point might make it okay for a few tiny waves, but don't expect much.

Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September, is another small window with 3ft from the NNE and a light cross-offshore wind, keeping it clean. Again, the energy is low at 67. It's a similar story – small, weak, but clean.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Thursday the 3rd right through to the 15th of September, it's a desert. The swell is tiny, the wind is often wrong, and the scores are all zero. We get a bit of a blow on Saturday the 5th with a 25 mph offshore wind and a 5ft swell, but the energy is 346 – moderate – and the report says "poor surf conditions". That strong offshore wind might make it hard to even paddle out, so it's a no-go for paddle surfing.

The only other flicker of life is on Saturday the 12th of September. The afternoon shows 4ft from the NNE, with a glassy wind and a combined energy of 92. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". It's the best of a bad bunch for a fun, clean session, but it's still a far cry from good.

In short, there are no standout days. The best you can hope for is a few weak, clean waves on the 1st, 2nd, or 12th of September. For the rest of the period, save your energy and find something else to do.

Rusty.

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