Bridges Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a tough one. It’s a 16-day window and there’s pretty much nothing worth paddling out for. We’ve got a solid run of flat or near-flat conditions, and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna change in a hurry.

The only spot on the radar is Bridges, a point break that needs a bit of love from the right direction to come alive. It’s rated for intermediates, but it’s inconsistent – it doesn’t fire often, and when it does, you’ve got to time it right. The optimum swell direction is from the NW, but the whole forecast is dominated by tiny, weak pulses from the NE and NNE. Swell heights barely crack 1ft for the first week, with periods all over the shop – some long-period stuff up to 12 seconds, but with only a 0.3ft to 0.7ft wave, that’s just not enough to push anything. The combined wave energy stays pretty much below 100 for the entire run, often in the single digits – that’s dead weak energy.

The only faint, faint glimmer comes on Monday the 14th of September. Monday morning at Bridges we’ve got a 1ft swell from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is just 20, which is still weak, but the direction finally matches what the spot wants. The wind is a light 6 mph from the ENE, so it’s cross-offshore – not perfect, but workable. The water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on. But honestly, 1ft is barely a ripple. The surf will be tiny and gutless. If you’re absolutely desperate, that’s your best shot in the whole outlook, but keep the expectations low.

Before that, you’ll scratch your head through August 30th right through to September 13th – that’s two full weeks of flat or near-flat ocean. Conditions are often glassy or clean, with some light breezes and even a bit of offshore wind on the 31st of August morning, but with next to no swell, who cares? On Sunday morning, September 7th, there’s a short burst of glassy conditions with a southwesterly 3 mph – but again, the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft. That’s a lake, not a surf break.

Remember, this break is sheltered and needs a specific NW swell to work. That’s just not happening in any meaningful way. With the wave energy so low and the consistency so poor, this is one of those stretches where you’re better off checking the long-range forecast again next week. It may not stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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