Ruby Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, mate, I’ve gotta be straight with you—Ruby Bay is in a bit of a flat spell and it’s going to be a long wait before anything worth paddling out for shows up. This is a point break that’s sheltered and rarely breaks, so blank runs aren’t unheard of around here. The water’s sitting at about 54°—pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The forecast starts with the last few days of August and the first week of September, and honestly, there’s just nothing going on. You’ll see a few tiny bumps of 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft from the north, with periods all over the place but swells barely registering any energy (combined energy mostly in single digits). The winds are light and often offshore or glassy, so it’s clean, but there’s just no swell to work with. That stretch from 29 August through to early September is a total write-off—days of zeros and “poor surf conditions” across the board.

Then around 6 September, Sunday morning, we get a little spike: 3 ft from the NNW with a short 6-second period, combined energy at 47—still weak, but it’s something. The wind is glassy calm, so it’d be clean. But by the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and bumps it up to 4 ft from the north, energy jumps to 163 (moderate), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy—not great for a paddle, maybe more interesting for a kite session. That’s the only real pulse in the first week and a half.

After that, it’s back to flatness until 9 September, Wednesday afternoon. That’s the standout in the whole 16-day window. We get 8 ft from the north, with a 9-second period and combined energy of 1158—that’s strong wave energy. The wind is cross-offshore from the west, keeping it clean. That’s a solid, powerful swell, but at 8 ft it’s really only for experienced surfers, and with a relatively short period it’s going to be a bit crumbly on a point break. Still, it’s the best we’ve got. The next morning, 10 September, drops to 4 ft from the north, 10-second period, energy at 277—still moderate, and the wind is light offshore, so it’ll be rideable, but nothing special.

The rest of the second week fades back to flat with no swell and glassy or light winds, so don’t hold your breath after that Wednesday.

Bottom line: if you’re an experienced surfer, mark Wednesday 9 September afternoon for a chance at some solid, clean 8 ft north swell at Ruby Bay. The rest of the forecast is a bust—small, weak, or nothing at all.

Rusty

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