Surfers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into what we’ve got on the table for the next couple weeks.

We’re looking at a solid run of southwest groundswell for Surfers Point (reef), but hold your horses – the early days are a bit of a tease. Friday the 28th is building but the wind is just messy enough to keep things average; honestly, not worth paddling out for. The real show starts to crank Saturday morning the 29th. That’s when we see the first proper standouts: Saturday morning has a clean 7 ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period and light offshore ESE breeze – clean lines with proper energy (combined energy of 3510). That’s a good one. But the standout of the entire run is Saturday afternoon – 10 ft SW at a very long 17 seconds, super clean conditions with light cross-off wind, and the swell energy is pumping at 5223. For experienced surfers, that is the session to circle.

Sunday the 30th keeps the goodness going early – 12 ft SW, 17 seconds, light breeze, clean, and monster energy (6797). But it’s for the experienced crew only – that’s big swell, and the reef handles it well, but it’s not beginner territory. By afternoon the wind shifts onshore and things get messy. After that, the week goes downhill hard. Monday the 31st through to about Saturday the 5th of September is a write-off – strong onshores, cross-onshore gales, rain, and choppy slop. The swell is big but the conditions are brutal. The setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There’s a gap of about four or five days where it’s just poor, but things start to clean up again by Sunday the 6th. The swell drops to a smaller 5 ft SW on Sunday morning, clean with a cross-off breeze, but the energy is moderate (1654). Monday the 7th is small and unremarkable. The next real highlight comes on Wednesday the 9th – but fair warning, the swell is predicted at 16 ft WSW. That is way too big for this break, even if winds look favourable. Thursday the 10th is even bigger – 21 ft WSW. This is only for experts and even then, the break might be maxed out. The following days hold solid size but with onshore winds, making it a marginal call at best.

Water temp at the start is 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for late August – not a big deal, but noticeable on a dawny.

If you’re a solid experienced surfer, Saturday the 29th afternoon or Sunday the 30th morning are the absolute standouts. Don’t bother with the rest of that first week. The second week has size but the windows are narrow and the swell gets extreme.

Stay sharp.
Rusty.

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