Blue Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is your local surf outlook for Blue Bay, straight from the beach.

To start with, the next couple of days are a bit of a write-off. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, the wind is messy and onshore, with weak, short-period swell. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. The first few days, you’re looking at bumpy, choppy conditions with no real quality. Sunday the 19th brings a jump in size – around 8ft in the morning – but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy, which makes it a messy, marginal affair. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, Monday the 20th is where it gets interesting. The morning session is the standout. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and you’ve got a solid 6ft groundswell from the ENE with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is sitting at 782 (moderate), which is enough to push some real fun waves through. The water is still about average temp. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook. Glassy, clean, and solid. Get on it early.

Tuesday the 21st morning is still a good option. The swell drops slightly to 5ft, but you’ve got a clean cross-offshore wind from the NNW. It’s a bit smaller than Monday, but still very surfable and clean. The afternoon gets blown out again.

From Wednesday the 22nd through to Thursday the 23rd, the swell fades and the wind turns messy again. Thursday afternoon does see a bit of offshore wind, but the swell is tiny at 3ft, so it’s just ordinary.

Then, Friday the 24th morning is another one to circle. The swell jumps back up to 8ft from the S, with a 9-second period, and the wind is cross-offshore from the SW. The energy is strong at 910 (moderate). It’s clean, solid, and punchy. This is a good one for intermediates who want a bit of juice. Saturday the 25th morning is still clean, but the swell drops to 3ft.

After that, we hit a dry spell from Sunday the 26th through to Wednesday the 30th. The swell gets small and inconsistent, with most days offering weak, choppy, or tiny waves. There’s a glassy window on the 27th morning, but it’s only 1ft, so not worth a special trip. The energy is a weak 81 (weak). This is a long stretch of flat to ordinary conditions.

Finally, the outlook ends with a flicker. Friday the 31st morning shows a clean, offshore wind from the W with a 3ft, 13-second groundswell from the S. The energy is 393 (moderate). It’s small, but it’s clean and long-period. Then Saturday the 1st of August morning picks up a bit, with 4ft from the S, a 14-second period, and strong offshore wind from the W. The energy is 567 (moderate). It’s a clean, solid option for the first week of August, but it’s a long way off, so keep an eye on it.

The best surf overall is Monday the 20th morning – glassy, consistent, and solid. The second best is Friday the 24th morning for a bigger, clean swell.

Rusty.

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