Bar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for our local stretch. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s some real promise later on if you can be patient. The water’s sittin’ around 65°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

For the first few days, it’s pretty quiet. The only real window to get wet is gonna be Sunday the 30th morning. Bar Beach will have a clean, glassy 3ft of south-southeast swell. It’s weak, only about 220 in the energy department, but the wind is off the land and light as can be, so you’ll get some fun little crumply waves. Crowds are a given out there, but for a beginner-friendly wave that’s clean, it’s worth a paddle. The wind goes onshore by the afternoon, so that’s your window done.

Monday the 31st is a repeat: glassy again in the morning with a tiny bump of 3ft from the south, energy creepin’ up to 300. It’s small and clean, and for a learner or someone on a log, it’s about as good as it gets right now. Then the onshore junk shows up later.

After that, we hit a dry patch. Tuesday through to the following Saturday the 6th is pretty much a write-off with tiny, ordinary waves and winds swinging all over the shop. There’s a little window on Sunday the 6th morning though – glassy again, 3ft of south swell, period stretching out to 13 seconds which gives it some proper push, and energy at 284. That’s a proper clean little groundswell, but it’s small.

The real standout doesn't show up until Monday the 7th morning. Bar Beach picks up a clean 4ft from the south, period holding at 11 seconds, and energy jumping to 310. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the faces will be smooth. This is the best of the first week, no question. The afternoon holds up okay too with 3ft and clean lines.

Now, lookin’ way out, around Thursday the 10th, we get a big pulse of swell. Thursday morning shows a solid 7ft from the south, with a 13-second period and massive energy – we’re talkin’ 1429. But it’s a cross-shore wind and the tide might be funny, so it’s a bit of a gamble. This is expert territory at that size; too much grunt for beginners. Friday the 11th morning is even bigger, 8ft from the south, period 12 seconds, and energy at a thumping 2175 – but again, wind is onshore and messy. That’s a heavy, lumpy ocean and probably more of a kite session than a surf session for most.

The real gem in the second week? Monday the 14th morning. We’ve got 6ft of south swell, period a short 8 seconds so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but the wind is a light cross-offshore from the north-northeast, energy at 587, and the model is callin’ it 'very good.' That’s your call to action if you’re an intermediate or better. The afternoon gets chopped up by a strong cross-shore, so hit it early.

Summin’ it up: the first week is all about those tiny, glassy mornings for the longboard crew. The second week has the size but be picky with the wind. If you can wait, Monday the 14th morning at Bar Beach is the standout – just don't expect perfection with that short period.

Rusty.

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