Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Venus Bay has in store for us. This reef setup is a known quantity, and it's looking like a waiting game with a few very specific windows to keep an eye on.

Overall, the pattern is a bit messy. We've got a really solid groundswell pulse, with wave energy values hitting strong four-digit numbers (like 1293), but the wind is going to make life difficult for most of the time. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing too unusual.

The week kicks off with a promising little window. Saturday morning, August 22, is your standout early call. We've got a clean 5ft SW groundswell with a very long 15-second period, and a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE. That's 1136 units of energy behind it. The wave comment says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers," and honestly, that's the headline. It’s going to be bigger and more powerful than it looks, especially on a reef, so it's not one for the learners. The period is so long it could make the waves a bit too straight on the face, but for a reef like Venus Bay, it should hold up nicely. The wind is the key here – that cross-off will keep it all clean.

That's your best shot. After that, the wind goes onshore or gets too strong. Sunday morning, August 23, is clean with a 4ft SW groundswell and a 17-second period, but a 12 mph NNE cross-off will have some texture. Monday and Tuesday are write-offs with strong winds and rain, and on Tuesday the swell jumps to 8ft but it's lumpy and onshore. Not surfable.

We do have a few more cleaner windows further out. Thursday morning, September 3, looks pretty good with a clean 3ft SW groundswell and light winds. But the big one to circle on the calendar is Friday morning, September 4. The forecast is calling for glassy conditions with a clean 5ft SW swell. That's a combo you don't see often. It's over a week out, so treat it as a promising call rather than a guarantee, but it’s got all the makings of a magic morning.

If you’re a beginner, most of this is going to be too solid for you, especially those early groundswells over 5ft. For the experienced crew, keep your eyes on that first Saturday and that Friday in early September. The rest of the window is mostly a write-off with onshores.

Rusty.

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