Blue Holes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get into it.

We’ve got a pretty rough start here. The first couple of days are a write-off—the wind is onshore and lumpy, and the wave quality is just no good. We're going to have to be patient.

Looking at Blue Holes (a reef break with that SW optimum swell direction), the earliest we see anything even close to rideable is Friday the 28th. The morning session will be the pick of the week's first real surf—it’s messy and wind affected but we've got a clean wind and an 8-foot SW swell. The period is a short 13 seconds, so the waves won't be super powerful or well shaped, but you can get wet. The combined energy is moderate at 2181. Conditions will be marginal, and the tide is a factor.

Saturday the 29th morning cleans up nicely—we get a lighter, cross-off wind off the SE, and a dropping swell of 5 feet from the SSW with a longer period of 11 seconds. Combined energy sits at 1632, which is moderate. It's not huge, but it's the cleanest window we’ve had since the outlook started.

The real standout arrives on Sunday the 30th. We have a solid 7-foot swell from the WSW, with an 18-second period—that's proper groundswell, real energy. The combined energy is strong at 3100. The wind is light from the NNW, creating only a slight cross-shore ripple. This is by far the cleanest and most powerful window for Blue Holes in the first week. This is your go-to session.

Let’s be real: the rest of the first week and into the second week gets messy. There’s a brief, clean window early on Thursday, September 3rd, with a light ESE cross-off wind and a 7-foot WSW swell at 14 seconds. The combined energy reading is 1671, solidly moderate. It’s worth checking out for an experienced surfer.

The big action, and I mean *big*, is the pulse peaking around September 7th and 8th. The Monday the 7th morning session sees a massive 13-foot WSW swell, with a 19-second period—that’s huge and super long-period groundswell. Combined energy is extreme at 11285. The wind will be clean, offshore from the SE, making for spectacular, but dangerous conditions. The same goes for Tuesday morning: 15-foot swell, clean offshore ENE wind, and combined energy of 11255. This is expert territory only. The break is going to be absolutely thumping and it's too big for most. For any surfer below expert level, stay on the sand.

After that, the conditions spiral back into poor patterns with strong onshore winds for a few days, until the tail end of the window on Thursday, September 10th, where we see another clean morning with an ESE cross-off wind and a smaller 5-foot WSW swell, but the period jumps to 21 seconds—that's extremely long. The combined energy is moderate at 2551. It could be a fascinating, clean session for the right setup on this reef.

So, to sum it up: your best bets are Sunday, August 30th for a clean, solid day, and Thursday, September 10th for a clean but more mellow morning. For the big dogs, Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are a real test of skill and nerve.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, that’s the word.

Rusty

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