Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Venus Bay is cookin’ up for us.

This is a frustrating outlook, to be honest. We’ve got a solid run of South-West groundswells pushing through, but the wind is gonna be the spoiler for most of it. The first real clean window isn’t until Thursday the 30th, so we have a few days of onshore chop and cross-shore chaos to get through before things tidy up. There’s a lot of energy in the water at times, but it’s gonna be messy.

Sunday 26th is a write-off. We’ve got a weak 0.3ft SSW swell with a 333 combined energy, but the morning cross-shore and strong afternoon onshore wind make it a no-go. Monday 27th is even worse – a fresh breeze from the NNW and WNW just tearing it up. Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th see the swell building, but it’s all locked in under onshore and cross-onshore wind. On Wednesday morning the combined energy hits 2041, but the S wind is just chopping it all up. No good.

Thursday 30th July is our first real standout. The morning at Venus Bay cleans right up. We’ve got a light ENE offshore wind, clean conditions, and a 1ft SSW groundswell with a period of 13 seconds and a combined energy of 861. That’s a solid, clean wave for the beginner-plus crew. The water temp is 59°, which is about average for this time of year. Lovely start to the day.

Friday 31st July is another beauty. The afternoon is the pick – glassy conditions with a 0.8ft SW groundswell, a 14-second period, and 512 combined energy. It’s small but clean as a whistle. The morning mop-up is clean too, but the afternoon glass is where it’s at.

Then we hit a bit of a flat spot. Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August have some clean-ish conditions with cross-offshore wind, but the swell is small and the wind is moderate to fresh, so it’s only marginal. Not worth getting too excited about.

Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th August are back to poor surf, with onshore wind and lumpy conditions.

Now, Wednesday 5th August is another standout. The morning at Venus Bay is firing with excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers. We’ve got a 1ft SW groundswell, an 18-second period, and a combined energy of 1214. The wind is a light offshore from the NE, so it’s clean. That’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll be powerful and well-shaped, with longer lulls between sets. That’s the one to pencil in. The afternoon has a similar size but a lighter cross-onshore breeze, so still decent.

After that, we drift back into poor and marginal conditions through to Monday 10th August. That Monday afternoon sees the biggest energy of the whole run at 3748 with a massive 23-second period, but it’s locked in under a moderate cross-onshore wind from the SSW, making it choppy. A real shame.

So, the highlights are clear: Thursday 30th July morning and Wednesday 5th August morning. The 5th is the heavyweight champion with that long-period groundswell and clean offshore wind. The rest is for the patient.

Rusty.

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