Bar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Bar Beach.

The next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s some hope if you’re patient. It’s not gonna be rideable every day, that's for sure. There are long gaps with nothing worth paddling out for. We're talking big stretches, like from now right through the first week where the scores are basically zeros and ones.

The trouble is, even when there’s a clean swell, the wind keeps throwing a spanner in the works. Early Friday morning (that's the 4th of September) is a classic tease: a glassy ocean, an 11-second swell from the S at 3 ft. The water’s sitting at a pretty standard 65° for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined wave energy is moderate at 187. The problem? It’s still ordinary. The best I can say is you *could* get a wave, but it’ll be a struggle.

We get a bit of a pulse around Sunday the 6th with a south swell pushing 3 ft and a longer 12-second period, giving us a solid 309 combined energy. But it’s cross-on from the SSE and the local wind is a mess. Again, frustrating.

The real standout, the one that has my heart beating a little faster, is going to be the Monday morning of the 14th of September. If you are a beginner, stay away, but this is the day. The wind is dead calm, glassy as a mirror – a total zero. We’ve got a 3 ft ESE groundswell rolling in with a clean 10-second period, which pumps the energy to a solid 328. For this exposed beach, that’s a proper session. The swell direction is S, and the optimum is SE, so it's not a perfect match, but with no wind, that’s a trade-off I’ll take all day. It’s the only time in the whole run-up where both the swell and wind actually line up for a good time. The crowd? Bar Beach is “often” busy, so expect some company.

If you can’t wait for that, there’s a second interesting moment a few days later on the Sunday morning of the 13th of September. It’s smaller at 4 ft from the SE, and the combined energy is strong at 514. The wind is just a whisper from the SSW, making for light cross conditions. It won't be perfect, but it’ll be a lot more fun than the rest of the trash we’ve had to sit through.

The end of the forecast window around the 16th is a write-off again. Small, onshore, short period slop. Not worth the wax.

So there you have it. The first week is a write-off. Keep your eye on that glassy Monday the 14th for the best chance of a proper clean-up set, and if you’re desperate, the Sunday the 13th is a decent fallback.

Rusty.

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