Bar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burn to start, but there’s a big pulse of energy trying to show up later.

For the first week and a half, it’s a real struggle. We’re looking at tiny, weak waves that just don’t have the juice. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly in the low double digits to triple digits (24-125), which is pretty gutless. There’s a lot of small, short-period swell from the SE and S, with heights barely scraping 3 ft. The wind is generally cross-off or light, so the water is clean, but there’s just nothing to ride. It’s a frustrating stretch of poor surf conditions. From Tuesday the 4th all the way through to Wednesday the 12th, you’ll be staring at a flat ocean.

Now, we get a big shift. On Thursday the 13th of August, the swell really cranks up. A solid S swell rolls in, hitting 15 ft on the morning with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a massive amount of energy, with the combined swell energy reading a whopping 8037. That’s serious power. But, and it’s a big but, the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the SW, which is going to put a chop on it. The finder notes say the surf is predicted to be too big for this break. This is expert territory only, and even then, it’s going to be a messy, heavy beast. The wind is a cross-off earlier on the 13th, but with that size, it’s gonna be a washing machine. By the afternoon, the onshore wind picks up and it’s all over. The following days, Friday the 14th through Sunday the 16th, still have plenty of size (10 ft down to 5 ft) but the wind stays onshore or cross-shore, keeping it choppy and blown out. There’s a window on Wednesday the 19th of August where the swell drops to 4 ft from the ESE, and we get a glassy, cross-off wind from the W (3 mph). The conditions look clean, but the energy is low (316). It’s the best looking paddle of the whole run, but it’s a long way out.

So, the standout – if you can call it that – is that Thursday the 13th. It’s the only time we see serious height. But it’s not for the faint of heart. The water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, so nothing too unusual there.

Keep your expectations low, and hope the forecasts change. This is Rusty, signing off.

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