Blue Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, breakin' down Blue Bay.

For a stretch, it's been a dirge. Most of this first part of the run is just junk. Tuesday afternoon with that 3ft swell from the ENE and a cross-off wind felt flat and ordinary. We're lookin' at a solid four or five days of small, choppy waves before this place turns on.

The first real jewel shows up on Friday morning, the 28th. We've got a 5ft south swell, with a solid 11-second pulse. And get this – the wind's gonna be glassy. Dead flat. That's a recipe for perfection. The wave energy is pumping (703). If you can paddle out that morning, that's the day. Come Friday afternoon the onshore wind screws it, so it's a dawn patrol special.

Saturday morning, the 29th, is another good look. The swell settles a touch to 5ft, still from the SSE, with that long 11-second period. The energy is even higher (875), and we’ve got clean, cross-off winds. It’s gonna be a powerful, well-shaped session. The water’s sitting about 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

There's a lull then, but Monday morning, the 31st of August, is another glassy dawn. A 4ft south swell, 10-second period, and strong energy (717). Another quality clean-skin session.

After that, it gets sketchy again through early September. The 5th and 6th offer some marginal, onshore-chopped waves. The second week sees a few pulses of swell but the wind starts howling. The morning of the 8th of September has some size, but that strong offshore wind makes it a battle.

So for the whole run, Blue Bay has a couple of absolute winners. The standout is Friday the 28th – that glassy, 5ft, 11-second groundswell is the one. Saturday the 29th and Monday the 31st are also real solid. Crowds can pop up here sometimes, so you gotta get out early for those windows.

Rusty, out.

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