Blue Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. Rusty here.

The next week and a half are going to be a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a solid core of decent swell at Blue Bay starting this weekend, but the real standout is a pulse of energy that rolls in early next month. There’s a bit of a lull in the middle of the week, but we'll get through it.

Saturday the 25th kicks things off well. Saturday morning at Blue Bay is looking prime. We've got a tidy 6ft south swell, with an 11-second period, pushing in a moderate wave energy (934). The wind is light offshore from the WNW, which will have it peeling cleanly over the reef. The water temp is 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year. Get on it early before the wind shifts around to a cross-onshore in the afternoon and drops the swell a touch to 5ft.

Sunday the 26th morning is a carbon copy, maybe even a fraction better. Expect a slightly bigger 7ft south swell, but again with that light offshore breeze from the WSW. It’s going to be clean and punchy with moderate to strong energy (955). Another great session.

Monday the 27th, the swell drops right back. The morning will be glassy with the wind swinging to the southwest, but at only 4ft from the south with 9-second period, it’ll be small and weak. Tuesday through to Friday sees pretty ordinary conditions with either no size or messy wind. It's a flat spell.

Now, here's the big one to circle on the calendar. Monday the 3rd of August. The morning is the real standout of the whole forecast. We’ve got a new SSE swell arriving at 7ft with an 8-second period, producing plenty of grunt – the combined energy is strong at 822. With a light WNW offshore breeze, it’ll be clean and powerful. This one is a little big for beginners at over 5ft, but for anyone with a bit of experience it’s going to be firing. The afternoon 6ft gets hit by an onshore wind, so the morning is your window.

Tuesday the 4th of August stays solid, with a change in direction. The swell swings to the ESE at 6ft in the morning and builds to 7ft in the afternoon. The wind stays light and cross-offshore all day, keeping the surface clean. That afternoon session will have excellent shape and moderate to strong energy (724). A very good call for a late surf.

Wednesday the 5th of August morning keeps the run going. Another 6ft from the ESE with light offshore wind. The quality holds, but the afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-onshore. Thursday and Friday the size slowly fades, with the wind playing games each afternoon, but the mornings will still offer up a clean 4ft to 5ft wave.

The very end of the forecast into Sunday the 9th of August isn't much to write home about, though the afternoon does see a brief return of a clean, moderate offshore wind with a small 4ft wave. Overall, don't sleep on this weekend and be ready for that Monday and Tuesday blast of August.

Rusty out.

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