Bay Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Well, it’s a pretty quiet run ahead for Bay Street. We’ve got waves on offer across the whole 16-day outlook, but honestly, it’s mostly marginal at best. The water’s sitting at 72°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice surprise if you’re paddling out.

Right now, Thursday afternoon the 27th, we’ve got small 2ft swell from the south, with a period of 11 seconds. Combined wave energy is weak at 230. The wind’s a light southwesterly, blowing onshore, so it’s a bit messy. Not really worth wetting the suit for.

Friday morning the 28th brings a touch more interest – still 2ft, but the period jumps right up to 17 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. Combined energy is 273, still weak though. Wind is a light cross-onshore from the south-southwest. It’ll be small and straight, but there could be a sneaky little set if you’re patient.

Saturday the 29th morning sees a bump to 3ft from the south-southwest, 17-second period, and combined energy climbs to 426 – moderate energy now. Light cross-onshore breeze again, so it’s rideable, but still not clean glass.

Sunday the 30th holds similar 3ft, with a 15-second period, and combined energy up to 492. The wind’s a light cross-onshore in the morning, but it’s not great.

The standout in the whole outlook is Saturday morning, September 5th. We’ve got 3ft swell from the south-southwest at 16 seconds, combined energy of 353, and here’s the kicker – glassy conditions, light southerly breeze, zero wind. It’ll be clean as a whistle. That’s your best shot for a proper fun session. The swell is a touch on the small side, but that glassy surface will make the most of it. Crowds are listed as *sometimes*, so there’s a chance you’ll have it to yourself if you’re early.

Then on Tuesday morning, September 8th, we get another glassy window – 2ft from the southwest, 18-second period, combined energy 323, with moderate rain and calm wind. It’s tiny, but it’ll be dead smooth. A long-period groundswell like this tends to wrap better at points and reefs, so at Bay Street, a beach setup, it might break a bit straight but will still offer clean little lines.

Everything else is either onshore, poor, or marginal. The afternoons throughout are pretty much all onshore and messy. Honestly, it’s not a blockbuster run, but that Saturday the 5th morning is worth setting the alarm for.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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