Bridges Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next 16 days are a tough stretch for Bridges. You’ll be waiting a long time for anything that might be worth a paddle, but there’s a speck of hope right at the very end.

For the first couple of weeks, the story is flat or tiny and cross-off. The wave energy is just too weak, sitting between 60 and 163 (moderate at best), and the swell is mostly short-period NE windswell under 3 ft. The wind is locked in from the ENE to NE, cross-off, which keeps the surface clean— but without any real swell to push through, it’s just a pretty lake out there. Water temp is about average for this time of year.

There’s a real gap here. From Thursday 9 July all the way through to Wednesday 22 July, there’s nothing that breaks the “poor surf conditions” label. The height barely flickers above 1 ft, and the energy is mostly in the single digits or low double digits. That’s a solid two-week dry spell.

Then, on the morning of Thursday 23 July, we get a tiny glimmer: a 2 ft NE swell, period of 8 seconds, with 39 energy. The wind is light cross-off from the NE at 6 mph. It’s still poor surf, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. The glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday 22 July (1 ft, 29 energy) are also a standout for cleanliness, but it’s barely a ripple.

The only real standout—and it’s a long-range one, so keep your expectations in check—is the morning of Friday 24 July. Clean, 2 ft NE swell, 29 energy, light NE wind at 6 mph. It’s not going to blow your mind, but after so many days of nothing, it’s the only thing that looks like a proper surfable knee-high wave. The swell direction is NW optimum, and we’re getting NE, so it’s not perfect, but it’s the best on offer.

Given the consistency is “inconsistent” and the crowds are “sometimes,” you might have a quiet session. But honestly, this is a stretch where the kites might be more entertained than the surfers, unless you’re desperate for a longboard trim.

Rusty.

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