Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

The swell window is quiet at first, but hold on, because this one has a real monster lurking way out in the forecast. The main event is a very long period swell showing up late, but the early part of the run is all about building energy and picking your moment.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 2nd has a tiny 1 ft easterly bump with a howling 31 mph cross-off wind. It's all just messy and frustrating, no point even looking at it.

It kicks off proper on Friday morning the 3rd at Bruces Beauties. The swell jumps to 7.5 ft from the SE at a long 12 seconds, and with the combined energy hitting 1356 (strong wave energy), it's got real grunt. By the afternoon, it's even bigger at 8.2 ft (1617 energy) and the wind goes glassy light at 3 mph from the SSE. The cross-off wind keeps the wave face clean for experienced surfers. This solid 8 ft plus of SE groundswell with almost zero wind is your first proper window. It’s on the bigger side, so you’ll need your wits about you.

Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th see the swell ease off (6.9 ft down to 4.9 ft) and the wind gets messy with cross and cross-on conditions. Far from the peak. Monday the 6th drops to 3 ft, so the juice is gone.

Now, here is the standout. Circle Thursday the 9th of July. The morning session at Bruces Beauties is exceptional. The combined swell energy is a massive 8662, from the SSW with a 15-second period (very long period groundswell). The swell height is 14.8 ft. The wind? Absolutely dead. Calm, glassy conditions. This is world-class, double-overhead plus, clean as a whistle and only for experts. The water temperature here is about 66.2°F, pretty much normal for this time of year. Because it’s a reef break, that long period SSW groundswell is going to line up perfectly, but the size and power means the crowd will be made up of the brave and the skilled. It’s likely to get busy though, as "sometimes" crowds are noted for this spot. The glassy conditions make it as perfect as it gets for those who can handle it. The afternoon stays big and clean but a light onshore breeze kicks up tiny ripples.

Right after that peak, the wind turns against us. Friday the 10th through to the end of the first week sees a massive 9.8 ft swell remaining from the SSW, but it gets hammered by onshore winds, so the quality is poor. The swell starts shifting around and by the second week, from the 13th to the 17th of July, it’s smaller, wind-affected, and messy. The Monday the 14th afternoon does offer a small window with a 6.9 ft easterly swell and a clean 12 mph offshore from the WSW, which is surfable and clean for experienced surfers.

But the real takeaway is that Thursday the 9th morning. It’s the one.

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