Ruby Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it.

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – we've got a proper dry spell on our hands. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for Ruby Bay, with no real surf to get excited about. It's one of those stretches where you're better off cleaning the wax off your board or getting the gear ready for a trip.

Ruby Bay is a point break that's a real fair-weather friend, and it's rarely breaking at the best of times. The water temperature at the moment is 53°, which is about 1° cooler than usual for this time of year, so nothing too out of the ordinary – just a standard winter chill, so you'll want the thickest wetsuit you've got.

We kick off on Wednesday the 26th of August with a couple of tiny, weak pulses. A 1 ft swell from the NW on Wednesday morning, dropping to a 3 ft from the NNW later, but periods are a short 4 to 6 seconds and the combined energy is a pitiful 5. It's glassy, sure, but it's basically a lake. The wave comment is "poor surf conditions" – enough said.

Thursday the 27th is a complete write-off with 0.3 ft surf. Friday the 28th gets a bit of a wind bump from the north, but it's a messy 8 ft at 9 seconds with cross-onshore winds. The energy jumps to 980 (moderate), but it's all windslop and chop, so more of a kitesurfing session than a paddle surf one if you're into that. By Saturday afternoon, it's back to tiny 0.3 ft bumps.

Then we slide into a dead zone. From Sunday the 30th of August right through to Tuesday the 10th of September, there's almost nothing happening. A few days show a tiny 0.3 ft or 2 ft wave, but with periods of 4 or 5 seconds and zero energy, it's just a ripple. The wind is often offshore or glassy, but there's no swell to work with. It's a long, flat stretch.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is a small window on Friday the 28th afternoon. The swell is 6 ft from the north at 10 seconds, with a combined energy of 652 (moderate). The wind is cross-onshore and it's fairly choppy, so it's not great for a clean wave, but it's the biggest pulse we see. For a kitesurfer, it might be worth a look, but for a surfboard, it's a hard pass.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16 day window. Ruby Bay is a rare-breaker and this is one of those times. The forecasts can change, but for now, sit tight.

Rusty

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