Hash Point - surf spot statistics

Best Surf Season (October - March)

The North Atlantic roars to life during these months, with powerful extratropical cyclones marching eastward across the ocean. This climatological uptick in storm activity feeds Hash Point with consistent, long-period groundswell from the NW and NNW – the dominant swell windows here. Average wave heights hover between 1.8m and 2.2m, with periods often exceeding 12 seconds, translating to solid, rippable surf. Crucially, the percentage of offshore wind (N through E) peaks from December through February, topping out at 62% in December. When the wind locks in from the E or NE and a strong W-NW swell arrives, the point comes alive with clean, lined-up waves. This is the prime window for scoring Hash Point at its best.

Fair Surf Season (April & September)

These transitional months mark the shift between winter fury and summer doldrums. In April, the average swell height drops slightly to 2.0m, and the period shortens to ~11s, but there are still occasional pulses of NW groundswell. Offshore wind frequency falls to around 39%, meaning more days with variable or onshore flow. September sees a similar pattern – average height 1.5m, period 10s, with wind ideal 46% of the time. While not as consistent or powerful as winter, these months can still deliver fun sessions when a late-season storm or an early autumn front aligns with an easterly breeze.

Low Surf Season (May - August)

Summer settles in over the North Atlantic, and the storm track shifts northward, leading to a significant drop in swell energy at Hash Point. Average wave heights fall to 1.6m and periods shrink to the 7-9 second range – often powerless and short-period. The swell direction becomes heavily dominated by the NNW (over 93% in July and August), which is far from ideal for this WSW-facing spot. Furthermore, the frequency of offshore wind dips to its lowest levels (35-48%), with increasing northwesterly and westerly components that blow directly onshore. During these months, the surf is typically small, weak, and bumpy – best for a longboard or a groveler, but far from the quality that winter brings.

April: Transition Taunts

April is a mixed bag – average swell height drops to 2.0m and period shortens to 10.9s, indicating a mix of groundswell and windswell. The swell direction is overwhelmingly NNW (46.3%), with NW at 23.9%. The westward components (WSW, W, WNW) are minor. This means that most of the energy arrives from a direction that is not ideal, and the shorter periods result in less power and more chop. Offshore wind frequency falls to just 39%, the lowest so far in the year. The wind pattern becomes more variable: NNW winds (26.4%) are common, often blowing offshore (since NNW is actually offshore for this spot – wait, check: offshore is N, NNE, NE, ENE, E. NNW is not directly offshore – it's cross-onshore? Actually, for a WSW-facing beach, wind from NNW is cross-shore from the north, which can be clean but not perfect. So we need to reassess: offshore is N, NNE, NE, ENE, E. So NNW is not offshore; it's cross-shore from the north. So the 26.4% NNW wind would be side-shore, not ideal. So in April, onshore and cross-shore winds dominate. The combination of mediocre swell and poor wind makes April a hit-or-miss month. When a strong easterly wind sets up and a late-season NW groundswell arrives, you can still score fun waves, but expect smaller, less consistent surf overall.