Bridges Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. To be straight with you, the next sixteen days are looking pretty flat for Bridges. This is one of those stretches where you might as well leave the board in the truck and take up a land-based hobby for a while.

We kick off on Friday, July 10 with a tiny 2ft NE swell, period a weak 6 seconds, and cross-off winds from the ENE. The energy is barely there (37). It’s clean, sure, but it’s poor surf. That continues right through the weekend. Saturday morning gives you 3ft of the same direction, still weak energy (54), and still those cross-off winds. Not worth suiting up.

By Sunday, July 12, the swell drops to 0.7ft from the north. It’s dead. The energy is in single digits (9 to 17). You’re looking at a blank run of days here. Monday, July 13, doesn’t help either – 0.7ft from the NNE with a period of 11 seconds, but the energy is negligible (16). The wind is cross on the morning, but the swell is too small to care.

The middle of the week, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 14 and 15, the swell stays tiny. Wednesday morning, July 15, the wind goes glassy, which is a huge positive for clean conditions, but the swell is only 1ft from the NE with a period of 5 seconds and energy of just 14. It’s a tease. That’s the best you’ll see, and it’s still poor surf.

From Thursday, July 16, through to the end of the first week and into the second, it’s the same story. We’re looking at small NE swells, mostly under 3ft, with weak energy (usually under 100). The wind stays cross-off or cross for the most part. The water temperature around Bridges is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

The only flicker of something happens on Sunday, July 19, in the afternoon. The swell climbs to 3ft from the NE, period 7 seconds, and energy gets up to 86. Still not enough to get excited about, and the wind is cross-off. Then it dies again.

The entire second week – July 21 through July 25 – is mostly flat. There are zero swells on several days. The 25th of July, Saturday morning, you get glassy conditions again with a 1ft NE swell, but it’s a 5-second period and energy of just 9. That’s it.

Honestly, mate, there’s no standout here. Not a single day with decent surf. The place is inconsistent and rarely breaks this time of year, so this kind of blank run is normal for the area. Keep an eye on the forecasts – they can change – but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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