Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for Bruces Beauties.

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch of the forecast is a bit of a tough one. We’re looking at a run of pretty ordinary conditions, with a few promising windows that’ll need a bit of patience. The water at Bruces Beauties is sitting at 60°, which is a whopping 6° colder than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so you’ll want a decent steamer if you’re heading out.

We’re starting off on Thursday the 20th with a tiny 1-foot easterly swell and a short 9-second period. The combined energy is a weak 13, and with a SW offshore, it’s clean but just too small to bother with. Friday the 21st is a write-off – tiny, onshore, and choppy. Saturday the 22nd brings a bit of a tease: a 3-foot SSW groundswell with a long 14-second period, giving a moderate 369 combined energy. The wind is cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but the wave quality is still rated poor. Might be a few sneaky ones for the patient crew.

Sunday the 23rd is glassy in the morning but flat – zero energy. Monday the 24th afternoon shows a glimmer: a 2-foot SSW groundswell with a very long 15-second period, energy at 205, and moderate offshore winds. It’s marginal, but that long period could set up a few clean lines at this reef, especially if you’re an advanced surfer. Tuesday the 25th is back to tiny and bumpy.

Now, here’s where it gets a bit more interesting. Wednesday the 26th afternoon has a 4-foot SSW groundswell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 841 – that’s strong. Wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s a bit bumpy, but still marginal. The best window looks to be Thursday the 27th. Morning brings a 5-foot SSW groundswell (11-second period, 741 energy) with a clean cross-off wind. The afternoon goes glassy with a 4-foot southerly swell (11-second period, 561 energy). This is the standout – clean, decent size, and that reef will handle the long period nicely. Expect very good surf conditions. The morning of Friday the 28th is still clean but a bit smaller and windier, so the 27th is your day.

After that, we’ve got a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions through to the end of August and into early September. A few small pulses, but nothing to write home about. Then, on Thursday the 4th of September, we see a late-breaking possibility: a 4-foot southerly swell (11-second period, 331 energy) with light offshore winds in the morning. It’s a second-week call, so less certain, but it could offer a few clean lines if it firms up.

All in all, the only real standout is Thursday the 27th of August. Get on it. After that, you’ll be waiting over a week for a sniff of something decent.

Rusty, signing off.

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