Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what Venus Bay is shaping up to dish out over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn at the start, but there’s some real magic hiding in there if you’re patient.

We’ve got a run of small, clean waves kicking off Friday morning, the 31st of July. That first session is a ripper for the beginners and groms – a mellow 3ft southwest swell, with a long 14-second period pushing in. The wind is a light cross-off from the NNE, so the face will be tidy. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is about 1° cooler than normal for this time of year, so it’s a touch nippy but nothing wild. The combined energy is a moderate 298, so it’s not a powerhouse, but it’s got enough grunt for a fun, easy paddle out.

Friday afternoon gets a bit iffy with a cross-shore wind, so better to stick with the morning.

Now, the real standout, the one that’s got me grinning, is Tuesday the 4th of August. After a pretty lackluster Sunday and Monday where the wind just ruins it, Tuesday morning fires up with a clean 4ft southwest swell and a nice 12-second period. The wind turns offshore from the NE, and that’ll put a real nice line on the waves. The combined energy is moderate at 457. But the gold is Tuesday afternoon – the wind goes glassy, absolute zero, and the swell settles to 3ft with a 15-second period, pushing the energy to a solid 500. That’s the session to circle on the calendar. Venus Bay is a reef break, so that long-period groundswell will wrap in beautifully, giving you those long, peeling lines. It’s consistent here, and while crowds are sometimes a thing, that glassy afternoon will thin the pack right out.

Wednesday the 5th keeps the quality up, with clean conditions both morning and afternoon, but the size stays in the 3ft to 4ft range. It’s a sweet little run.

Then Thursday the 6th of August morning – that’s for the experienced crew. The swell pushes to 4ft with a 16-second period from the SW, and the wind is light offshore from the ENE. The combined energy jumps to 1074, a nice moderate punch, and the call is “excellent”. The afternoon gets a bit choppy though.

After that, the wheels start to come off. The 7th and 8th of August have some size but the winds are messy, swinging cross-shore and cross-on. The 9th of August gets properly wild – a big 10ft southwest swell slams in Sunday morning, but the wind is howling from the WNW at 28 mph, making it a full-on blown-out mess. The energy reading is a massive 5123, but it’s all for nothing. That’s kite-surf territory, not for a paddle board.

The second week, from the 10th to the 15th of August, is a write-off for quality surfing. The swell stays up, often over 5ft and sometimes pushing 7ft, but the wind is relentless – onshore and cross-on, with gale-force gusts mid-week. The energy numbers are huge (over 3000 at times), but the conditions are just horrible. There’s a glimmer on Saturday the 15th morning with a 5ft swell and a cross-shore wind, but the onshore kicks in quick.

So, in short: hit the Tuesday 4th of August afternoon for the glassy, clean perfection, and the Thursday 6th morning for the bigger, clean swell for the experienced. The rest is a windy, choppy slog.

Rusty.

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