Bridges Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee and sit down, because I gotta be real with you – we’re in a bit of a flat spell here. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Bridges. There’s just no love from the ocean.

We start off on the 4th of September with absolutely nothing. Friday morning shows a tiny 0.3ft from the NE with a period of 10 seconds, but the energy is only reading a weak 6 and the conditions are labelled as “poor surf.” That’s not even enough to get a ripple. Friday arvo is just as bad. Saturday and Sunday are the same story – tiny, weak swells that aren't going to do a thing.

The whole of the first week is a write-off. We don’t see anything remotely surfable until the morning of the 10th of September (Thursday). Even then, the swell is only 2ft from the north with a 10-second period. The water is warm, about 86°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, but that’s not going to make up for the lack of waves. The combined energy finally hits a moderate 128, and the conditions are just “ordinary.” It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s not going to be a session you’ll remember. The wind is a light cross-off from the E, which will keep it clean, but with such a small, weak swell, there’s not much to work with.

The rest of the period is more of the same. Through to the 19th, we’re seeing tiny bits of swell, mostly under 2ft, with very low wave energy readings – often in the single digits. The period is all over the place, from a weak 5 seconds to a long 11 seconds, but with no size, it doesn’t matter. The winds are often cross-off or glassy, which would be great if there was any swell to ride. On the 14th, we get a proper offshore wind from the E at 12 mph, but the swell is a measly 0.7ft from the NNW. It’s clean, but it’s flat.

There’s a small, isolated moment on the morning of the 15th of September where we get 1ft from the NNW with an 8-second period, glassy conditions from the ENE at just 3 mph – that’s a clean, glassy start to the day, but still no power. The energy is only 25.

Honestly, there are no standouts here. For a spot like Bridges that’s already inconsistent and sheltered, this is a long blank run. It’s the kind of setup that would look more interesting for a kite surfer than someone with a paddle. We just have to wait for the next change in the weather.

Keep watching the charts, but for now, we’re all sitting on the sand.

Rusty.

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