Castlepoint - The Gap Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's look at what we've got coming up at The Gap, Castlepoint.

We've got a bit of a mixed bag on the way over the next couple of weeks, but there are some definite standouts for the crew who can pick their moments. The water temp is sitting at 54.3°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing too wild there.

The Tuesday morning (8th September) will kick things off with some waves. We're looking at a 5.2ft swell from the east-southeast, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is a light westerly-southwesterly at 3.1 mph, making it a nice cross-offshore breeze. The wave energy is moderate at 439, and the conditions are clean. It's a solid, if unspectacular, start.

Wednesday (9th) and most of Thursday (10th) are a bit of a write-off. The wind swings around wrong, and the swell drops away. Thursday morning does see a clean 2.6ft wave with a decent offshore, but it's pretty weak (98 energy) and ordinary.

Now, Friday morning (11th September) is where it starts to get interesting. The swell picks back up to 5.2ft from the south-southwest, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it'll be a bit of a close-out, racy wave. The wind is a clean offshore westerly at 6.2 mph, and the energy is moderate at 761. It's a decent option, but not a standout.

Saturday afternoon (12th September) gets a bit of a spike with a 5.9ft south swell (15-second period) and a massive energy jump to 1417. The problem is a light cross-onshore easterly wind is messing with the surface. It'll be punchy but a bit bumpy. The scoring suggests questionable tide conditions.

The standout of the whole outlook is Sunday the 13th of September, specifically the morning. We are looking at a solid 8.2ft groundswell from the south-southwest with a long period of 16 seconds. The combined energy is a thumping 3000, meaning there is a heap of power in the water. The wind is a perfect, clean offshore from the west-northwest at 6.2 mph. This is going to be excellent for experienced surfers only. That is big, powerful stuff and will be a real session for the crew who can handle it. The afternoon has a similar sized 6.9ft swell and offshore wind, but the commentary flags it as marginal for tide.

Monday morning (14th) drops back to 3.9ft but stays clean, and Monday afternoon ramps back up to 6.6ft with a cross-offshore breeze. The following Tuesday (15th) and Wednesday (16th) mornings see good offshore winds, though Wednesday's swell is tiny. The wind gets a bit fresh on Tuesday's afternoon.

Moving into the second week, Thursday the 17th of September morning is promising with a clean 4.6ft swell (14-second period) and a light offshore, energy at 842. But the real headline in that second week is Friday the 18th of September. The morning session here has a 7.2ft south swell (13 seconds) with a clean offshore westerly breeze, energy of 1741. The afternoon is nearly as good with a 5.9ft swell and a cross-offshore north breeze. Both are flagged as very good conditions. Saturday morning (19th) is also clean with a 3.9ft long-period swell (16 seconds), but be aware of the big onshore change that's forecast for Saturday afternoon which will blow it out.

The end of the window has a bit of a messy system blowing through, but we get another chance on Wednesday the 23rd of September with a clean 5.6ft south swell and moderate energy (1388). That could be a nice way to wrap things up.

So, for the pick of the crop, make sure you are in the water early on Sunday the 13th morning for the biggest, cleanest groundswell, and if you miss that, keep Friday the 18th morning penciled in. Castlepoint - The Gap is a fairly consistent spot, and crowds are often a factor here, so get in early for the best of it.

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