Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a seat. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Bruces Beauties, this exposed reef setup we’ve got on the cards. The forecast covers from August 31st all the way through to September 15th.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya: this run is a tough one. There are no standout days where it all comes together. The first real glimmer of anything surfable is on Monday, August 31st, but it’s a bit of a tease. We’ve got some small 2ft swell rolling in from the East with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is only 123 – that’s weak energy. The water’s sitting at 64°F, which is about 2°F colder than usual for this time of year, so you’ll feel a bit of a chill. The wind is a light cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves are just too ordinary to get excited about.

Then we hit a serious drought. From Tuesday, September 1st right through until Thursday, September 10th, there’s barely a ripple worth paddling for. We see a lot of poor conditions with tiny swell, and some nasty wind events in there. On Thursday, September 3rd, the wind pumps up to 31 mph from the SSE, and while it’s cross-off, the swell jumps to 10ft with a short, messy 7-second period. The combined energy hits 918 (moderate), but with that nearly gale-force wind, it’s just not surfable. For the next several days, we get strong cross-onshore winds and big, lumpy 10ft waves, especially on the 4th and 6th of September. The swell on the 6th is a long-period groundswell from the SSW with 18 seconds between waves and a massive combined energy of 6308 (very strong), but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it a total mess.

It’s only on Thursday, September 10th that we get back to some clean conditions, but the swell is tiny at 2ft and the energy is back down to 102 (weak). Friday, September 11th has a bit more size, 4ft, but the period drops to a short 5 seconds, so it’s not going to wrap in properly. The wind is light, so it'll look pretty, but there's no power.

The second week doesn’t offer much relief. There’s a period around September 14th and 15th where the wind turns cross-off again, but the swell is inconsistent and small to moderate. On the 15th, we see a 5ft SSW groundswell with a 14-second period, but strong cross-off winds are going to hold it together, but it's still just not firing.

Forget about beginners here; the bigger days are well over 5ft, and some are over 8ft, but the wind just kills it every time. For the experienced crew, this setup with those strong onshore winds is actually more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on those days with big, bumpy swell.

Honestly, there’s no one or two days that are the best on offer. It’s a flat spell with a couple of gutless, ordinary days. The forecasters might change their mind, but as it sits right now, I’d keep the board in the car and go for a beer.

Rusty.

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