Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get stuck into what the next couple weeks are looking like for Bruces Beauties (reef break).

Right out of the gate, we're staring at a bit of a flat, messy run. From Friday the 31st of July right through the first weekend of August, the wind is screaming onshore from the ENE at 18 to 25 mph, just chopping up any swell that tries to show. The swell is there, hitting around 5.6 ft to 8.2 ft from the east, but with those winds it’s just a washing machine. The combined wave energy is moderate to strong (between 497 and 755), but it’s all wind-slop. A total write-off for a proper surf.

We start to see a glimmer of hope on Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning brings a 7.5 ft swell from the ESE with a period stretching out to 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy, with 1538 units of power behind it. The problem is the wind is still on it. It’s marginal, but that longer period suggests there’s good shape in the water if the tide plays ball. By Monday the 3rd, the winds ease back a bit, with a lighter NE breeze on the morning, and the swell sits at a cleaner 5.6 ft from the ESE (10-second period). The energy is dropping (871), but at least it’s not as messy.

Now, here’s the standout. Tuesday the 4th of August morning is the real gem in this whole window. We're looking at a clean 4.6 ft swell from the ESE with a 10-second period, but the killer is the wind – absolute glass. Dead calm. The wave energy is moderate at 370, but for a tricky reef break like this, glassy conditions are gold. This is your session. The break is inconsistent and for advanced surfers only, but if the paddle out is on and there’s not a breath of wind, you’ll get some clean, lined-up waves off that ESE direction.

After that, the swell slowly backs off for the rest of the first week, dropping to 3.3 ft and then to knee-high 1.6 ft junk by the 7th and 8th of August. The wind stays messy or light and onshore. There's a brief moment on the afternoon of Sunday the 9th of August with a light SW offshore and a 3.0 ft E swell, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

Then, looking at the second week, there's another flicker. On Monday the 10th of August afternoon, we get a clean 4.9 ft swell from the SE with a short 7-second period, but the wind swings offshore from the WSW at 12 mph. That’s a surprise, with moderate energy (261) and clean conditions.

But the real second-week standout is Wednesday the 12th of August morning. This is one for the experienced crew only. The swell jumps up to a solid 9.8 ft from the SSE, with a 10-second period and a massive 1496 units of energy behind it. That’s strong wave energy. The wind is a cross-offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, keeping the face clean. This is big, powerful reef surf – definitely not for beginners. For the experts, that’s a session to mark on the calendar, even if it's over a week away and we’ve got to keep an eye on the forecasts.

The rest of the window after that drops off again, with small, wind-affected chop and not much to write home about. The consistency here is honestly a bit sparse, so when that glassy Tuesday morning (4th of August) and that powerful Wednesday (12th of August) line up, you gotta be ready.

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