Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Bruces Beauties are a real mixed bag, and honestly, there’s no proper standout day where everything lines up perfectly. It’s a reef break, only for advanced surfers, and it’s inconsistent, so you gotta pick your moments.

Right now, Friday the 7th is a write-off. It’s small, 4ft from the SE with a short 6-second period, and that east wind is making it choppy. Also, the water is sitting at a chilly 61° and that’s a massive 5° colder than normal for this time of year (much colder than normal), so you’ll want a thick steamer if you’re even thinking about it.

Saturday the 8th morning stays clean but small, 3ft from the east, with a strong offshore breeze. By the afternoon, that wind goes full offshore and it’s clean, but it’s barely 3ft. Sunday and Monday follow the same pattern: clean faces but tiny waves (1ft to 2ft). Not worth the paddle.

Then on Monday afternoon (10th August), things suddenly jump – we get a 10ft SSW swell with moderate energy (2426 combined energy). But it’s sloppy, with cross-offshore wind, and there’s a note about marginal tide conditions. It might be a session for the brave, but I wouldn’t call it a winner.

Tuesday the 11th stays big but messy – 10ft again in the morning, then 7ft in the afternoon, both with cross-onshore winds. That’s expert-only territory and lumpy as hell. Wednesday the 12th is even weirder – the swell drops to 3ft but the period jumps to 22 seconds! That’s super long groundswell, and for a reef break that’s exposed to ESE swell (not the direction it’s coming from), it’ll likely be weak and inconsistent. Combined energy is still high (1306) but the direction is wrong for the break.

A more promising window opens Saturday the 15th afternoon. The wind goes light cross-offshore, waves are a clean 4ft from the east with 8-second period (324 combined energy, moderate). That’s the best we’ve seen so far – clean, mellow, and manageable for advanced surfers.

Then Sunday the 16th afternoon gets a shoutout too: 5ft east swell, 11-second period, light offshore wind (451 combined energy). That’s good, clean, and punchy. It’s a narrow call between Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon; I’d give Sunday the edge for the slightly longer period and better shape, but both are worth a look.

Tuesday the 18th morning pops up again – 5ft east swell with 6-second period, light offshore wind (440 combined energy). Short period, so a bit crumbly, but still clean. After that, things fade into small, ordinary surf through to the 22nd, with only a few 3ft days that are surfable but nothing to write home about.

So, to wrap it up: the only real highlights are the afternoons of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August, and maybe Tuesday 18th morning. The rest is either too small, too messy, or just plain not worth it for a spot this inconsistent. Expect crowds to be possible on those better days – it’s a known spot.

Stay salty,
Rusty.

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