Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Let’s look at what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks. These first few days are a bit of a write-off. Wednesday the 16th is 5ft of southwest swell but that east wind’s at 25–30 km/h, and the energy’s only at 1035 – weak and messy. Not great. Thursday the 17th is a better bet: early on, the wind goes offshore, that’s a must. Swell’s 4ft, south-southwest, period 14 seconds, energy at 974. Clean lines, and that’s your best window in the early part.

Friday the 18th drops off – 3ft and fading, with the wind shifting cross-on. Saturday and Sunday are tiny, barely a ripple, energy down to 117–162. We hit a flat patch. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are marginal. There’s a little push of 4ft on Tuesday morning, with a ENE cross-off at 15 km/h – that’s actually all right, better than it looks on paper. But it gets messy in the arvo.

Wednesday the 23rd morning is clean, 4ft, offshore from the NNE, and the quality’s good. Not big, but fun. Then we slide back into mediocrity. Thursday and Friday are small and choppy. And then we get to the weekend.

Saturday the 26th is when the ocean wakes up. There’s a 21-second period groundswell that’s pushing energy to 1814 in the morning, but it’s blowing 45 km/h out of the north, which is just going to shred it. Not surfable. Sunday the 27th is bigger – 5ft plus – but it’s raining, windy, and lumpy. Poor conditions.

Now, Monday the 28th is a day for the *experienced* only. We’re looking at 6ft of south-southwest swell with a 14-15 second period, but the wind is cross-shore and moderate. It’s going to be a foamy, bumpy mess. Not your day unless you’re a glutton for punishment.

But hold on – Wednesday the 30th morning is the standout. Swell is 6ft from the SSW with an 18-second period, and the energy is sitting at 2454. That’s proper. The wind is light, almost nothing, a slight SE cross-off. The water is clean, glassy even. For a reef like Venus Bay, that long period might make it a bit shifty, but for experienced surfers, this is the morning. Get out early before the cross-on breeze ruins it in the afternoon.

After that, the 1st of October rolls in with a similar but smaller setup – 4ft of SW, period back to 17 seconds, with a ENE cross-off at 15 km/h. Good, clean, and consistent. Not as powerful as the day before, but still very, very surfable.

So, it’s a patchy run with one killer morning. Water temp is about average for the season. If you can only get wet once, make it that Wednesday. That’s the one.

Rusty out.

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