Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Venus Bay has on offer over the next couple of weeks. It's gonna be a bit of a mixed bag, but there are definitely a few windows of clean surf worth planning around.

The first few days see some inconsistent, smaller surf with a bit of chop, but the good stuff starts showing up on Friday. A clean, glassy spell sets up Friday afternoon with a solid 4ft of southwest groundswell and virtually no wind. That's a proper window. The swell energy is strong at 1056, and the period is a healthy 16 seconds, which means real power. The break at Venus Bay (Venus-Bay) is an exposed reef, consistent, and it's a beginner-plus spot. The water temp is 59°, which is just about normal for this time of year, so a good thick wetsuit is the go.

Saturday morning keeps things clean with a gentle offshore breeze and 3ft of swell, a decent option. But Saturday afternoon sees the wind swing cross-shore and the surf get a bit messy.

The standout of this run looks like Monday. Monday morning has 5ft of swell with a clean cross-offshore wind, and Monday afternoon is even better. It's an excellent call for experienced surfers with 5ft of swell at 18 seconds and a light offshore tending cross-offshore. The energy is pumping, sitting at 1861. This is the pick of the first week. The break is a reef, so that long period groundswell will wrap and hold up much better than it would at a beachie.

Then the wheels fall off a bit. Tuesday and Wednesday get blown out with strong winds and poor conditions. It's a couple of days to stay on the beach.

We start to see it clean up again on Thursday the 3rd, but the wind is onshore. Friday the 4th morning looks promising with a clean 5ft swell and a light cross-offshore breeze, and then Saturday the 5th morning is the real gem for the second week – 5ft of clean, proper offshore conditions with 1274 energy. That's a good, solid session. After that, it gets pretty ugly with a strong low pushing through, bringing rain, wind and much bigger, messier surf – up to 8ft with onshore gales. That's expert-only territory, and even then, it looks blown out. Kite surfers might eye it off, but for a paddle, it's a write-off.

The following week fades out with small, wind-affected surf until the morning of Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th show a glimmer of clean potential with around 4ft of groundswell and offshore winds. Those long-range ones are promising, but less certain.

So, to sum it up: get onto Friday afternoon, make the most of Monday, and keep an eye on the following Saturday morning. The rest is average to poor. The long periods mean the reef at Venus Bay is where you want to be for the best-shaped waves.

Rusty out.

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