Blue Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Blue Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, this is a pretty flat run for a reef break that’s best on a south-southeast swell. The forecast is a long stretch of small, messy surf with barely a window of clean waves. The swell energy is mostly weak through the whole period, dipping below 100 at times, and the wind is working against us almost every day. There’s a gap of several days with no real recommendations until we get toward the end. Let’s walk through it.

The first spot of interest is not until Monday the 25th of August morning, when there’s a pulse of 5ft NE swell with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind is a cross-shore breeze from the north-northeast at 9 mph. The break is inconsistent, and the combined energy is moderate at 336, but the conditions are only marginal. Not one to get excited about.

Wednesday the 27th of August morning sees a similar story: 5ft S swell, 8-second period, but it’s cross-shore winds from the south at 9 mph, and the energy is moderate at 352. Still just marginal.

The one standout in the whole outlook is Friday the 4th of September afternoon. This is the best on offer. The swell is 5ft from the south at 9 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind from the west-northwest at 12 mph, making for clean conditions. The combined energy is moderate at 362, and the forecast rates it as good surf. Blue Bay is a reef break that’s fairly exposed to the south-southeast, and this south swell with clean offshore wind is about as good as it gets here. The water temperature is about 64°F, which is pretty normal for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The rest of the run is small, choppy, or cross-on, with nothing else worth paddling for. If you’re a kite surfer, the beach setup with these light winds and small waves might be more your thing, but for a paddle surfer, it’s mostly a write-off until that Friday afternoon.

Rusty.

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