Zero Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for this stretch. We're dealing with a spot called "Zero," which is a point break, and it's a tough one to get excited about.

Right off the bat, you gotta know this wave is rated "rarely breaks" and it's a beginner-friendly point. The whole 16-day run is plagued by tiny swell and pretty ordinary conditions. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 71°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a real talking point if you get in.

The first week is a write-off. From the 18th of August all the way through to the 27th, we're looking at tiny swell, mostly between 1ft and 3ft. The wind is a constant problem too, often cross-on or onshore, with only a few cross-off windows in the afternoons. The wave energy is weak, and the "marginal" or "poor" labels say it all. There are some long period swells around 15-19 seconds, which on a point break is a positive for shape, but with that little height, there's just no power behind them. It’s a gap of about 10 days with nothing worth paddling for.

Things start to tick up a tiny bit around the 28th of August. The swell height slowly builds, and the energy starts climbing too. By the 29th of August, Saturday, we have a small window. The morning is messy with a light cross-on (3ft, SSW, 17 secs), but the afternoon cleans right up. We get a 3ft SSW groundswell at 16 seconds, with a clean, glassy cross-off breeze from the WNW. For this break, that’s the best of the lot. It's small, but the long period and clean wind could serve up a few lined-up runners on the point. Crowds are possible here at the best of times, so expect a few locals out for that one.

After that, it drifts back into mediocrity. The 30th is similar but a touch smaller, and into September we get a weird spike on the 1st of September. Tuesday morning shows a 5ft swell from the west, but the period is a shocking 6 seconds – that’s pure windswell with zero power, and it’s cross-on. Not worth your time. The afternoon cleans up but drops right back to 2ft.

The standout here is clearly the afternoon of Saturday, the 29th of August. It’s not a big swell, but for a rarely-breaking point with clean offshore winds and that long period, it’s your only real chance for a few memorable ones.

Rusty.

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