Surfers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right. Rusty here. Let's get into it. This forecast is all about one call: Surfers Point. This exposed reef break is the only game in town over the next sixteen days, and it's got a real Jekyll and Hyde story to tell.

We're starting off with some solid energy pumping in from the get-go, but it's properly tricky. That first afternoon on the 27th has a big 10ft SW groundswell showing up, but it's onshore and messy with a strong cross-off wind. The water is sitting at 66°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice for a late August session. Honestly, the wave quality is marginal right from the start—it's all there in size but not in shape.

Friday the 28th is much the same story; plenty of swell but the wind is all wrong, keeping things clean to look at but cross-off, which makes it a battle.

Now, if you've got the skill and the nerve, this is where it gets interesting. Saturday the 29th is your first standout. The morning brings a proper clean-up with a light offshore breeze out of the ESE and a 7ft SW groundswell. The period jumps to 16 seconds, so these are proper, powerful lines—nearly 3400 units of energy (3362). Then Saturday afternoon gets even better. The swell bumps back up to 10ft from the SW with a 17-second period that's pumping over 5000 units of energy (5006). The wind turns more offshore from the east, making it a moderate offshore breeze. This is exceptional for experts only—no beginners here. This is the session to circle on your calendar.

Sunday the 30th morning is another absolute standout. We're looking at a huge 12ft SW groundswell with that same long 17-second period and a clean light offshore touch from the north-northeast. The energy is massive—6719 units. This is the best on offer: big, clean, lined-up reef breaks for the charger crew. By Sunday afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and the quality drops right off.

Then we hit a proper wall. From Monday the 31st right through the first week of September, it's a write-off. Onshore winds, lumpy seas, rain—the whole mess. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are all blown out or onshore and ugly. The swell stays big, but it's a total no-go for a paddle.

Things start to look interesting again on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning session has a huge 13ft SW swell and a light cross-off breeze. Over 6200 units of energy (6216) and the water is clean. That's another expert-only powerhouse window if the wind holds. But after that, the wind is all over the place again through the 4th and 5th, with gale-force onshores on the 5th making it completely unsurfable—more of a kite-surfing setup if anything.

The second week of September, from the 6th onwards, settles into a pattern of smaller, cleaner swells but with mostly cross-on breezes. The 11th of September is worth a mention: a massive 13ft to 12ft WSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period and very light winds. It's a long way out, so less certain, but if it comes together, that Friday could be massive again, albeit with a bit of side-shore chop.

To wrap it up: your true standouts are Saturday the 29th of August morning and afternoon, and Sunday the 30th of August morning. Those windows have the size, the power, the offshore wind, and the clean conditions. The rest is either for the die-hards or the patient waiters.

Rusty.

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