Bay Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for this stretch of coast.

It’s going to be a tough run for a while. Bay Front is a rare-breaking reef, and this outlook really shows it. For the first week and a half, the conditions just aren’t cooperating. You’ve got swell coming in, sometimes up to 7ft (with a combined energy of 924 on the Saturday morning), but the wind is mostly cross-on or cross-shore, leaving the surface choppy and bumpy. It just won’t be surfable. A few short-period ENE swells (around 8 seconds) roll through, but with those onshore vibes, it’s a washout. There are a good 10 days there where I wouldn't even bother paddling out.

Then, right around Thursday the 4th of August morning, something changes. The wind swings around to a cross-off ESE breeze at 9 mph, and the swell cleans right up. This is your standout window. The swell drops a little to 5ft, but with an 11-second period, that’s a long-period groundswell wrapping in from the ENE. The combined energy is moderate at 632. For a reef break like Bay Front, that longer period and offshore wind will produce some proper, clean lines. This is the best on offer – the waves will have shape and power, and the surface will be glassy. If you want a wave, this is your morning. Thursday afternoon holds similar with 5ft swell and a 10-second period, still clean (428 combined energy).

There’s another chance on Sunday the 9th of August. The morning and afternoon both show clean conditions with a solid 5ft to 6ft ENE swell (combined energy 421), and again that cross-off breeze from the ESE at 9 mph. It’s a bit less consistent than the Thursday window, but still a solid second shout for a good, clean session on the reef. The water temp is sitting around 80°F, which is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.

Outside of those two windows, it’s mostly messy, onshore, or just too small and weak to bother with. Expect a long stretch of poor surf from Thursday the 31st of July right through to around the 3rd of August, and again after the 9th. The energy drops back into the low hundreds by the 13th, with short-period swells and cross-off wind struggles. Bay Front rarely breaks anyway, so a blank run like this isn’t out of the ordinary for the spot. Keep an eye on that Thursday the 4th though – that’s the one to aim for.

Rusty

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