Bar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks have in store for us at Bar Beach.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. We’ve got some clean windows early on, then a proper stretch of junky, onshore slop that’ll have you checking the sand for better options. But hang in there, because the back half of the forecast period starts to clean up real nice, with some proper waves and good winds. The key is to pick your moments.

Right off the bat, Wednesday the 12th is looking like a solid little score. We’ve got a gentle offshore breeze in the morning, the water’s around 59°F and about average for this time of year, and we’re looking at a clean 4ft of south swell with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate at 268, but the conditions are the story. It’s a gentle offshore and clean—get out there before the afternoon’s risk of thunderstorms rolls in, though the wind stays offshore.

Don’t get too excited for the rest of the week. Thursday the 13th is a write-off with a cross-shore breeze turning onshore, and Friday the 14th isn’t much better. We get a small, clean window on Friday morning with a 3ft south swell and light winds, but it’s ordinary at best and the onshores return by the afternoon.

Then we hit the rough patch. From Saturday the 15th right through to Thursday the 20th, it’s pretty grim. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the waves are a messy mix of short-period windswell, and the energy doesn’t matter because the quality is just gone. There’s a bigger pulse of south swell on Monday the 17th, pushing 6ft, but it’s coming with a strong onshore wind, so it’s just going to be a blown-out mess. If it’s blowing that hard onshore, the setup looks more interesting for the kite crew than for paddle surfing. There’s a slight reprieve on Wednesday the 19th with a bigger east swell (623 energy), but the wind is still messy. This stretch of poor conditions runs for about six days, so don’t hold your breath.

Now, here’s where things turn around. Thursday morning the 20th is a standout. The wind goes glassy, and we’ve got a clean 5ft of east swell with an 8-second period. The energy is moderate at 317, but the conditions are perfect—you’re not going to get much cleaner than that. This is the one to point the car at. Friday the 21st is also good in the morning with a light offshore wind and 4ft of easterly swell, but the wind swings onshore in the afternoon.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd is looking like the true highlight of this forecast. Saturday the 22nd has light offshore to cross-offshore winds all day, with the swell building from 4ft to 5ft out of the east, with a period stretching out to 10 seconds. The energy is strong, climbing to 444 by the afternoon. This is the pick of the bunch—clean, fun, and with a bit more push. Sunday the 23rd is similar, a touch smaller at 4ft but with a longer 11-second period, and a light offshore flow keeps it clean. This longer period is a classic groundswell, and it’ll be best on the points and reefs, not so much the beachie, which might start breaking a bit too straight. These days are a couple of weeks out, so they’re promising but not locked in.

Monday the 24th has a fresh offshore wind, which will keep it clean, but the swell is only around 3ft from the east, making it more of a marginal day. The wind is strong, so it might be a bit bumpy on the surface. Tuesday the 25th is a fade-out, with a shift in wind and a drop in swell quality.

The very end of the window gets interesting again. Wednesday the 26th starts with a glassy morning and a clean 6ft of south swell—perfect, and the energy is building to 361. But hold on to your board, because by the afternoon the model is showing a big 12ft south pulse with energy at a massive 2357. That’s a serious amount of power, way too big for the beginners and probably only for the experienced crew. With a cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be heavy and challenging. Then Thursday the 27th backs it down to a still-chunky 8ft of south swell, but with a clean light cross-offshore wind and an energy of 999. That looks like a proper, powerful day for the experts.

So, keep it simple: make the most of Wednesday morning if you can, wait out the junk, and then be ready for the glassy Thursday morning and the clean weekend after that. The end of the forecast is for the big-wave riders only. This is Rusty, signing off.

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