Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming.

We’ve got one spot on the menu for the next couple of weeks: Bruces Beauties. It’s an advanced reef break, and it’s inconsistent, so when it fires, you better be on it. Water temps are sitting at about 66°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

The window kicks off on Friday the 3rd of July. That afternoon, it’s looking tidy – 8ft of swell out of the SE, a solid 11-second period, and glassy conditions. The combined energy reading is strong at 1396, so there’s plenty of push. This is quality surf, but it’s strictly for experienced surfers. Saturday the 4th keeps the swell going around 6 to 7ft, still from the SE, with a clean cross-off breeze in the afternoon, though the morning is a bit cross. Sunday the 5th drops down; the swell fades to 4-5ft, still clean but weaker.

Then there’s a real lull. From Monday the 6th through to Wednesday the 8th, the swell drops off hard – nothing over 3ft, and most of it is tiny or messy. Not worth paddling out. A couple of those days have strong winds, too.

Things get interesting again on Thursday the 9th of July. A new SSW swell ramps up to 10ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and it’s choppy. That’s a bit of a raw deal. Friday the 10th is the real standout though. You’ve got 12ft of SSW swell, a very long 17-second period – that’s proper groundswell – and combined energy at a massive 7564. Winds are just a light cross-shore breeze, creating only slight chop. This is big, powerful, and clean. This is for experts only; anything over 8ft is no place for beginners. On a reef like Bruces, that long period will set up beautifully, but keep in mind it might break a bit straight on a beach.

Saturday the 11th still has size – 10ft in the morning with onshore wind – but the afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppy. The swell fades into Sunday the 12th with clean, glassy 5ft waves, and offshore wind on the 13th gives you another clean 5ft. A small window on Thursday the 16th shows 7ft of SSW swell with glassy conditions, but it’s fleeting.

Overall, the best of the best is Friday the 10th of July – that big, long-period SSW groundswell with clean conditions. If you miss that, Friday the 3rd is your next solid bet. After the 16th, it looks like it dries up again. Get out there when it’s good.

Rusty.

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