Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Venus Bay has in store for us over the next few weeks. It’s a mixed bag, to be honest, but there are a couple of windows worth setting the alarm for.

The forecast kicks off with a fair bit of energy in the water, but it’s not doing us any favours at first. The early part of the week is pretty grim. Monday the 13th is a write-off with a fresh cross-onshore wind making a mess of a solid 7ft SW groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 3813, but it’s lumpy and poor. Tuesday the 14th is only marginally better, still cross-onshore and choppy, with that same 6ft SW swell.

The first real standout comes on Wednesday morning, the 15th. The wind finally swings offshore from the ENE, cleaning up a still-chunky 5ft SW swell with a long 15-second period. The wave energy is moderate at 1445, but it’s the offshore wind that makes this a gem – expect clean, lined-up waves. The water temperature is about 60°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year but nothing too drastic. Wednesday afternoon turns absolutely glassy with a 3 mph SE breeze, and the swell eases slightly to 5ft. That's your session right there, folks. Just be aware, this is a consistent reef break and it can get crowded sometimes.

Thursday the 16th holds some promise: the morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze, though the swell drops to 4ft. The afternoon picks up a notch to 4ft and clean again, with moderate energy of 1029. Friday the 17th follows a similar pattern – clean but smaller, around 3ft, before fading towards the weekend.

After that, we hit a bit of a lull. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are small and gutless, with wave energy dropping below 300. There’s a small window on Sunday afternoon with a 4ft long-period swell (18 seconds), but the energy is still low. The following week looks more active, but the wind turns nasty again. Strong breezes and cross-onshore winds dominate from the 21st to the 22nd, making a mess of the 7ft swell on Tuesday the 21st.

Then things get interesting again. Thursday the 23rd is a weird one: a tiny 2ft swell but with a very long 22-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 684, and with light cross-shore winds, it could offer some fun, glassy lines for a log or a mid-length. Friday the 24th picks up to a solid 6ft SW swell with moderate energy (2037) and clean cross-offshore winds in the morning. That could be another good session.

The final weekend, Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th, gets blown out again with strong onshore winds and rain, so we can safely call that a dud. The last few days of the forecast period into the 28th are all onshore and poor. The best advice I can give is to pencil in Wednesday the 15th and maybe that Friday the 24th, but keep an eye on the wind because the second week is always a bit less certain.

Rusty, signing off.

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