Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it’s a story of two halves. The first week or so is pretty quiet with small, ordinary waves, but then a serious pulse of late-winter groundswell is forecast to roll in during the second week. Patience is the name of the game.

We’re starting with Bruces Beauties (reef) . The first real action worth talking about is on Monday, August 17th. The morning session looks like a goer. We’ve got clean 3 ft waves from the east, with a period of 11 seconds pushing through. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the surface will be tidy. The combined wave energy is moderate at 336, and it’s the pick of the early run. The water temperature is a brutal 56°, which is a staggering 10° colder than usual for this time of year. That’s a full-on winter wetsuit, hood, and boot situation, no doubt about it.

The rest of that first week dials right back down. From Tuesday through to the following Saturday, the swell drops to ankle-to-knee high stuff, with the energy readings falling into the weak double digits. The wind is a mixed bag of cross-off and cross-on, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. There’s a bump of short-period, wind-affected swell late on Friday, August 21st, but it’s messy and lumpy – not worth paddling out for.

Now, hold onto your board. The second week kicks off in a big way. Sunday, August 23rd, sees a bomb of a swell arrive. The afternoon is the standout: a solid 13 ft of SSW groundswell, with a very long period of 14 seconds. This is serious energy – the combined reading is a massive 6635 (strong to very strong). Now, this is a reef break, which is a good thing here because a long-period swell like this will wrap in nicely. The wind is cross-offshore from the WSW at 19 mph, which will keep the faces reasonably clean. At this size, it’s strictly for experienced surfers only. The morning is also pumping with 12 ft and similar conditions, but the afternoon has the slightly better score.

Monday, August 24th, is still huge but the wind turns onshore from the east, making it choppy and messy. The 12 ft SSW swell is still packing a punch (5620 energy), but the conditions are a write-off for paddle surfing. It’s going to be a visual show, not a surfable one.

Tuesday, August 25th, is another day of big, powerful SSW swell (8 ft, 14 seconds, 2338 energy), but again, the onshore wind in the morning makes it tough. The afternoon is a little smaller but still onshore and choppy. This is a big swell pattern that’s battling the wind.

After that, the swell drops off hard. Wednesday and Thursday are back to small, clean conditions but with hardly any size. The best of the rest is a glassy morning on Thursday, August 27th, with no wind at all, but the swell is only 2 ft. It’s a nice paddle but not much to ride.

So, to wrap it up: the Monday, August 17th morning is your early call for a clean, fun wave. But the real standout is the Sunday, August 23rd afternoon – that’s a big, powerful, long-period SSW swell with clean offshore wind at a reef break. It’s a week and a half away, so the forecast might shift, but right now, it looks like the best session on offer by a long shot.

Stay warm, stay patient.

Rusty.

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