Bay Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta level with you straight up – the next week and a half is a pretty flat and frustrating run for our little corner of the coast. There's just not much to get excited about.

We're looking at Bay Front, a rare-breaking reef that needs everything to line up perfectly, and for the first ten days, it's just not happening. We've got a long gap from this afternoon all the way through to Wednesday the 25th of September where the conditions are either too weak, too messy, or the wind is just plain wrong. Honestly, it looks more setup for a kite session than a surf, with moderate wave energy for most of that week, but it's coming in with a cross-onshore breeze. That's not what you want.

Now, hang tight, because things do get interesting. The standout session in the whole forecast window is Thursday the 17th of September. The swell finally shows up to the party. On Thursday morning you're looking at a clean 6 ft from the ENE with a moderate period (9 seconds), but the real magic is the wind. A light, cross-offshore breeze from the ESE is going to have those waves looking like glass. The combined energy is solid, and by the afternoon it's even better at 7 ft. For a spot that rarely breaks, and with water temps sitting at a balmy 81°F (about normal for this time of year), Thursday is your day. It's not huge – still manageable for most – but it's consistent enough that you might even share it with a couple of others (crowds are listed as 'sometimes' here).

After Thursday, the energy drops and we slide back into marginal, wind-affected conditions. The next real glimpse of hope comes much later. Look ahead to Sunday the 27th of September. Again, it's a smaller day with a 3 ft NE swell, but the key word is clean. We've got light, cross-offshore winds from the ESE again, giving us those clean walls on the reef. The combined energy is low, but when Bay Front is clean, it's worth checking. The following Monday and Tuesday, the 28th and 29th, continue with that same clean, cross-offshore vibe and the swell bumps up slightly to 5 ft. It's not a massive week of surf, but once that wind goes offshore, it becomes a quality lookout for a few fun waves.

So, in short: forget the first nine days, circle Thursday the 17th hard, and if you're patient, the very end of the month from Sunday the 27th onward might reward you with some sneaky clean ones.

Rusty.

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