Bay Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch of coast is in a bit of a lull. We’re looking at Bay Street as our only option, and honestly, for most of the next two weeks, it’s a struggle. The swell is tiny, the wind’s mostly on it, and the wave energy is weak. Let’s walk through it.

The water’s sitting at 67°F for now, which is a fair bit warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a summer holdover. But that’s about the only highlight for a while.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Sunday the 12th, over a week from now. Sunday morning at Bay Street, we’ve got glassy conditions – wind is dead calm, just a whisper from the west at 3 mph. That’s the ticket for clean surf. Swell is small, only 2ft from the SSW, with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, so the sets will arrive slow and powerful for the size, but it’s gonna break straight on the beach and might not offer much shape. The combined energy is weak, sitting at 213 – so it’s a session for a longboard or a funboard, fine for beginners, and the crowd factor is “sometimes” so you might have some company. Still, glassy conditions are rare enough that this stands out as the best on offer.

Otherwise, the rest of the forecast is a write-off. From Monday 6th right through to Saturday the 11th, and again from Sunday afternoon through to the 21st, the surf is small, poor quality, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore. There are days with light breezes and clean-looking skies, but the waves are just too weak and short-lived to get excited about. A few mornings on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th have marginal potential, but the commentary says it’s poor – so I’d save your energy.

For the second week, things don’t improve. Still tiny swell, still onshore winds. The long-range standouts are absent. One last thing – if the wind kicks up and you’re determined to get on the water, this beach setup might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those cross-onshore afternoons.

Hang in there – it tends not to stay this quiet for long. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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