Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright gang, Rusty here. Let's break down the outlook for Venus Bay over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 60°F, which is about 1°F cooler than the long-term average. Nothing wild, but you'll know it's winter.

We get going straight away this afternoon, Thursday the 16th. The sea is glassy with the wind dead calm out of the WNW. There’s a proper 4ft groundswell pushing in from the SW with a very long period of 17 seconds. The energy is pumping at 1117 (moderate to strong). This is a reef break and it's tagged beginner plus, so it's not the spot for a first-timer at that size. The conditions are excellent for those with a bit of experience. This is the pick of the whole forecast. If you can get wet this afternoon, that's your session.

Friday morning the 17th is still solid. Swell drops a touch to 4ft, still SW with a 16-second period, and a cross-off wind from the NNE at 15 km/h (9 mph) keeps the surface clean. The energy is still healthy at 898. A very good morning, no doubt.

After that, things go quiet. From Friday afternoon through to the end of next week, it’s a long stretch of poor to marginal surf. Tiny swell, messy breezes, and onshore wind. A real gap in the action.

Thursday the 23rd sees a spike in swell to 6ft, but the wind is on it at 35 km/h (22 mph) from the SSW, so it’s lumpy and uninviting. Friday the 24th has 5ft waves with decent energy (1372), but again the cross-onshore wind lets it down.

Your next decent chance comes on Sunday the 26th. Swell is 4ft from the SW, and we get a light cross-off breeze from the east at 10 km/h (6 mph). Conditions are clean, and the energy is a moderate 526. That’s a good small-wave session.

Then we get another absolute gem on Monday the 27th. Glassy flat calm again, zero wind, and a 5ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period. The energy jumps to 1954 (strong to very strong). This is for experienced surfers only—that's a serious swell on a reef. If you've got the skills, that Monday morning is your chance. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th mornings also look very clean with light offshore breezes and good 4-4ft swells.

The last few days of the month see the swell drop and the period get super long, over 20 seconds. That kind of swell can be weird on a beach but on a reef it should groom nicely. However, the 31st morning has a 40 km/h (25 mph) north wind, so despite the groundswell, it’s a washout.

So, to boil it down: the standout is this afternoon, Thursday the 16th. The second best is Monday the 27th morning. Everything else in the middle is a write-off or only average.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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