Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Bruce’s Beauties. It’s a reef break, and it’s exposed to the swell, but for a fair chunk of this 16-day window, it’s gonna be a waiting game.

The water’s a bit colder than usual at 62°, about two degrees off the norm, so that’s the first thing you’ll feel when you paddle out. The real standout window is Tuesday the 15th of September, right into Wednesday the 16th. Tuesday afternoon is the pick of the bunch. We’re getting a clean 4ft swell from the east, with an 11-second period. That’s groundswell, so the reef is gonna love it. The wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it clean. The combined energy’s sitting at 375 (moderate), and it’s a proper, lined-up wave for the advanced crew. Crowds are possible here, but on a Tuesday, you might just get a few.

Wednesday the 16th stays clean, with fresh offshore winds from the SSW at 18 mph. The swell drops a touch to 4ft, still from the east, period down to 10 seconds. The energy dips to 609, still moderate, but the offshore breeze will keep the faces smooth. Thursday the 17th goes a bit messy with onshore winds, so that window is done.

Now, before that, it’s a real slog. From the 11th right through to the 14th, it’s poor. Cross-onshore winds, lumpy and choppy surf, with energy ranging from weak to moderate. Sunday the 13th sees that swell jump to 12ft, but with a 25 mph easterly cross-onshore, it’s a washing machine. That combined energy hits 1811 (strong to very strong), but it’s only for experts if you’re even game. For beginners, anything over 5ft is too much, and this is well over.

After Wednesday, there’s a long, bleak stretch. From Thursday the 17th evening all the way through to Tuesday the 22nd, the surf is either ordinary or just plain poor. Friday the 18th has some clean 3ft waves, but it’s barely a ripple. The wind stays cross-off, but the energy is weak, under 145.

Then things get really messy with strong onshores again until the 25th. There’s a flicker of hope on the 25th of September, Friday morning, when a 5ft swell from the SSW shows up with a 13-second period. The combined energy jumps to 797, which is moderate to strong, and the wind is offshore from the WSW at 15 mph, keeping it clean. But that’s over a week and a half away, so treat it as promising, not a certainty. The rest of that day and the 26th fade out again.

Overall, your best bet is Tuesday the 15th afternoon at Bruce’s Beauties. Clean, groundswell, right swell direction, and the wind is on your side. Don’t hold your breath for the rest of it.

Rusty.

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