Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Venus Bay’s looking pretty patchy over the next couple of weeks, but there’s a couple of windows where it’ll come alive. We’ve got a solid run of SW groundswell, but the wind’s gonna be the main player here.

Right off the bat, there’s nothing worth paddling out for on the 16th. Sideshore SSE breeze at 25 km/h, cross-chop, and only 5ft of SW swell – it’s messy. Just leave it.

Then Thursday the 17th morning rolls in and that’s our first real highlight. The wind swings ENE offshore at 15 km/h, glassing things right up. We’re looking at a clean 4ft of SSW groundswell with a 14-second period. That’s proper long-interval stuff, decent energy out of the southwest. This is the best looking session of the first week – Venus Bay (Venus Bay) is a reef, so that long period will wrap in nicely. Keep an eye on the tide, though. The energy’s solid at (1069), nothing crazy, but it’s clean and works for the beginner-plus crew. The water’s sitting at 60°F, which is right on the money for this time of year – dead average. Conditions go downhill from there, with poor or marginal calls through the rest of that week and into the next.

There’s a real dry stretch from Friday the 18th through to Monday the 21st. Swell drops off, then gets chopped up by onshore winds. Just nothing worth your time. Monday afternoon’s got a bit of size – 5ft – but it’s getting blown out by a 30 km/h south cross-shore. Choppy and lumpy.

Then Tuesday the 22nd morning is our second standout. The swell’s up to 5ft from the SW, with a 15-second period, and light NE offshore winds at 15 km/h. Clean lines, decent push, energy at (1656). That’s the biggest, cleanest swell of the forecast. Still a touch under the expert range, so it’s good for most folks, but the reef will handle it. Definitely the pick of the two-week window.

After that, it fades. The 23rd through 25th is mostly marginal at best, with small, weak swell and wind all over the shop. The 26th has more size – 5ft again – but it’s onshore and messy, so not worth the fight.

Into the second week, there’s a few pulses of SW groundswell, but the wind’s consistently onshore or cross-onshore. The 30th has a longer period (18-19s) and a bit of size, but WSW winds at 25-30 km/h are just smashing it. It’ll be lumpy and closed out. Not a paddling day.

All in all, if you want to get wet, hit Thursday morning the 17th and Tuesday morning the 22nd. The rest is a waiting game. Long period swells are good for this reef setup, so as long as the wind plays ball, it’s worth the paddle.

Rusty.

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