Bird Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Bird Rock. Bird Rock is a fairly exposed reef break that needs a solid SW swell, and we’ve got a bit of a slow start before things fire up.

The water temperature is sitting at 57°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s notable, a touch of extra warmth for the start of the run.

Right now, the first few days are pretty quiet. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th have some small pulses, but the wind is all wrong and the conditions are poor. You won’t want to be paddling out just yet.

Wednesday the 16th is still messy with cross-onshore winds and choppy 8ft swell. Not the call.

Then we see a shift. Thursday the 17th remains marginal, but on Friday the 18th, it all comes together. The morning has a clean 4ft SSW swell with a moderate offshore breeze from the NW. That is going to be quality. The afternoon is even better: 5ft SW swell with a 16-second period, and that clean offshore wind staying all day. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The combined swell energy is strong at 1539, so there’s some punch behind those waves. For experienced surfers, this is the session to circle.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th hold onto some clean, smaller waves in the 4ft to 4ft range with offshore or cross-off winds. Solid fun but not the highlight.

Midweek, Monday the 21st brings a 6ft SSW groundswell with a 12-second period. The morning looks very good with near-calm winds, but the afternoon gets a light cross-onshore. Crowds can be here sometimes, and this break is fairly consistent, so it should be worth it.

Tuesday the 22nd is another true standout. The morning session has a 6ft SSW swell with a long 15-second period, light offshore wind, and clean conditions. The afternoon stays clean with gentle offshore breeze and 6ft swell. The combined energy is 1860 – that’s strong. For a reef break, that long-period groundswell will produce powerful, well-shaped waves. This is for advanced surfers only, but it will be excellent.

After that, the surf tapers off. Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th have smaller, weaker swells (2ft to 3ft) with very long periods but not enough size to get excited about. Conditions are clean but ordinary.

The final few days from Friday the 25th through to Tuesday the 29th see more SW swell pulses, but the wind turns cross-on or cross-shore more often than not. There are glimpses of fun waves (like the 5ft, 18-second swell on Tuesday the 29th morning), but the winds are marginal. Nothing that stands out compared to the 18th and 22nd.

So, to wrap it up: the best days are Friday the 18th and Tuesday the 22nd. Both offer clean, offshore conditions with solid SW groundswell, strong energy, and excellent wave quality for those who can handle the reef. Get in the water then.

Rusty.

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