Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what Venus Bay’s got cooking over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, with plenty of days where you’ll be better off doing something else, but there is one standout session that’s got my attention.

The first few days are pretty grim. We’ve got small swell and a bit of wind messing things up. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th see tiny waves around 1 ft to 3 ft, with the odd bit of cross-offshore wind early on. It’s not worth getting wet for, honestly. Monday the 20th stays marginal, with a weak 3 ft to 3 ft swell and onshore wind in the afternoon making a mess of it.

Tuesday the 21st morning is the first flicker of hope. We get a 4 ft SW swell with a cross-offshore breeze, keeping the surface clean. The combined energy is moderate (480). It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but the afternoon gets blown out with onshores.

Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd are mostly poor, with cross-on winds and the swell hovering around 2 ft to 5 ft. Thursday has a bit more size, but it’s choppy. Friday the 24th stays average. The whole first week is a real struggle.

Then we hit a few days of nothing special from Saturday the 25th through to Wednesday the 29th of July. Onshore winds and messy conditions dominate. The swell stays small to moderate, but the quality just isn’t there. It’s a proper dry spell.

Now, here’s the one you’ve been waiting for. Thursday the 30th of July is the absolute highlight. Early morning, we get a 10 ft SSW swell (moderate to strong wave energy, 3924) with glassy, zero-wind conditions. It’s a reef break that’s consistent and exposed to the SW. This is a solid, clean groundswell with a long 14-second period, which means proper power and shape. That swell size (over 8 ft) puts this firmly in expert territory – not for the faint-hearted or beginners. The optimum swell direction (SW) lines up perfectly with what’s coming. This is the standout session of the whole outlook. Get on it if you’ve got the skills. The afternoon goes a bit cross-on and choppy, but that morning window is gold.

After that, Friday the 31st and into the first few days of August get blown out again with strong winds and lumpy, messy seas. The swell fades and the conditions turn ugly. Not worth a mention.

So, overall: one absolute gem on the morning of the 30th, and the rest is mostly a write-off. Keep your eyes on that Thursday.

Rusty.

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