Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards.

Alright, looks like Venus Bay is the only show in town, so we’re stuck with this reef setup for the next 16 days. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.

The best window of surf is gonna be the very start, Tuesday the 8th of September. We’ve got a solid 5ft SW groundswell rolling in with a very long 17-second period. The energy is pumping at 1781, that’s a solid wall of water. What makes this a real standout is the wind: dead glassy, slight air from the east. That’s about as clean as it gets. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers, but with that size and power, it’s only for the crew who know what they’re doing. The 5ft is on the edge of being too much for beginners. That long period will make it bend and wrap nicely around the reef, but you’ll be waiting for the sets. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so on a morning like this, you might be sharing it.

After that, the wind gets messy. Wednesday and Thursday have clean-ish faces from a cross-off wind, but it’s blowing a fresh breeze at 22 mph. The swell sticks around 5ft to 6ft with good energy (3028 on Wednesday morning), but that wind will put a bit of a ripple on it. It’s still surfable if you’re keen, but it’s not the same quality as that Tuesday glass-off.

Then it drops off. From Friday the 11th onwards, the swell starts fading. Friday morning is your last decent shot with 3ft SW groundswell and a perfect offshore from the NE at 12 mph. That’ll be clean and fun for a learner or a log. Energy’s down to 529 though, so it’s not gonna be a world-beater.

After that, we hit a long, dry spell. From Saturday the 12th all the way through to Tuesday the 15th, it’s tiny and mostly blown out. A few days of 2ft to 3ft with cross or onshore winds. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, there’s a little glimmer of hope on Wednesday the 16th of September. We get another 5ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period, and early morning it’s glassy again with light winds from the SE. That’s another 1230 energy reading and another excellent setup for the experienced surfer. But it’s 8 days away, so treat it as promising, not a guarantee.

The rest of the second week is mostly junk. Windy, messy, and small. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 17th morning with 4ft and glassy conditions, but it’s low energy at 490. Not bad for a sneaky session if you’re desperate.

Overall, the two real standouts are Tuesday the 8th morning and Wednesday the 16th morning. Grab those if you can. The rest is either average or a straight-up write-off.

Rusty.

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