Big Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's coming up in the water.

The first week is a bit of a mixed bag, but there's some real quality to be found if you're willing to pick your moments. We start off on Sunday the 23rd of August with a solid 7ft swell from the west-southwest, bringing a ton of energy. The wind is light and cross-off, so the lines are going to be clean. The water is currently sitting at 55°, which is a whopping 5° colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a good, thick hood. This is excellent surf, but it's a bit too big for beginners and best left to the experienced crew. Monday morning, the 24th, drops to 6ft out of the southwest, still holding good energy and staying clean. Tuesday the 25th brings a pulse back up to 7ft, this time with a really long 14-second period from the southwest, which is proper groundswell. The energy jumps, but the wind picks up to a side-off. It’s still clean, but the longer period might make it a bit walled-off at this exposed spot.

The clear standout is Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell drops slightly to 4ft, but it's coming from the west-southwest with a 13-second period under a glassy offshore breeze. That’s a major positive. The energy is still solid, and the conditions are described as "gentle offshore and clean" – that’s the kind of morning you get out of bed for. It’s not the biggest of the week, but the quality is going to be there.

From Thursday the 27th through to the 31st, the wind gets messy. We get a strong northwesterly breeze that puts a real chop on the surface, and the quality drops right off. The swell hangs around the 4ft to 6ft mark, but the cross-onshore wind makes it a write-off for a few days. It’s a bit of a dry spell.

Then we get a real long-range promise. On Tuesday the 1st of September, the bottom drops out and the wind turns back offshore. A serious 10ft swell from the southwest with a 13-second period hits, and the energy is massive. The wind is a gentle offshore, which is going to make for some incredible, big, clean waves. This is definitely for the experts only, as it’s way over 8ft. It’s a long way off, but keep an eye on this one.

The week after that looks windy and choppy again with a lot of cross-onshore wind, so that Tuesday morning is the one to circle.

Rusty, signing off.

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