Tip Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for Tip Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, the truth is, the start of this run looks pretty flat and messy. We've got a stretch from today, Monday the 17th, all the way through to about Wednesday the 20th where the conditions are just poor. It’s all cross-shore junk with weak, short-period energy. You’re looking at small ripples and chop, not much to get excited about. The wind is just all wrong.

Then we get a bit of a breather starting Thursday morning, the 20th. It’s still only small—waves around 4 ft—but the wind goes light offshore (cross-off) and it cleans right up. It’s surfable but very ordinary. That pattern of small, clean surf continues through Friday and Saturday, with wave heights bouncing between 2 ft and 4 ft. The combined swell energy is weak, around 50-155. It’s a good time for a longboard or a foiler to get a few small ones in.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout is Sunday morning, the 23rd of August. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We’ve got a solid 6 ft swell coming in from the SW with a period of 8 seconds and a massive jump in combined energy to 606! The wind goes glassy—totally still. The note says "expect very good surf conditions," and I can feel it. This swell is right on the cusp of being a bit much for beginners at over 5 ft, but for intermediates and above, Sunday morning is going to be the pick of the whole forecast. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

Following that, Monday the 24th offers another good session with a 5 ft SSW swell, light wind, and a combined energy of 346. The morning looks glassy again. Good solid shoulder-high waves.

The next week gets a bit more complicated. Tuesday the 25th has a long-period S swell (11 seconds) pushing 4 ft, but the NE wind kicks up to 12 mph and creates a messy cross-chop. Wednesday the 26th morning looks much better with a moderate offshore W wind at 12 mph, cleaning up a 4 ft S swell with a 12-second period. That longer period means more power and better shape, but it might wall up at a beach break. It's a solid option, though. Combined energy is 424.

After that, the surf drops off again into poor, blown-out conditions with strong winds and rain through Thursday and Friday the 28th. There is a bit of a rebound on Saturday the 29th: a 5 ft NE swell with light offshore SW wind. Combined energy is 384, so there’s some push there, with clean conditions in the morning. That’s another decent call, but not as punchy as that Sunday the 23rd. The last few days of the month fade into small, weak, and sloppy surf.

So to wrap it up: the first few days are a washout. The absolute highlight is Sunday morning, the 23rd of August, for the biggest, cleanest swell of the period. Monday the 24th and Wednesday the 26th mornings are your other solid bets. Get out there when the wind is right.

Signing off, Rusty.

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