Venus Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming up for Venus Bay over the next couple of weeks.

We've got a solid run of south-west groundswell but the wind is going to play a big part in whether it's worth paddling out, especially for that exposed reef. The water temp is bang on average for this time of year at 59°, nothing unusual there.

The action kicks off on Tuesday, 8 September. Morning session is looking like the pick of the first few days – glassy conditions with light easterlies, a 5ft, 17-second south-west groundswell rolling in. That's a very long period swell, so it'll have plenty of energy and power; the combined energy is strong at 1781. It will be clean, but this is solid wave energy and the height is getting over 5ft, so this one is for the experienced crew only.

Now, the rest of that week gets blown out. From Tuesday afternoon right through to Saturday morning, winds are onshore, cross, or just too strong, making the conditions marginal or poor. The swell stays chunky between 5ft and 6ft, but with that 35 km/h SE wind or similar, it's just messy. You'd be better off waiting.

Friday, 11 September, is the real standout for this period. The morning brings a clean 4ft, 15-second south-west groundswell with a nice offshore from the ENE at 20 km/h – that's clean, groomed surf for a reef break. Combined energy is moderate at 599, but the quality is spot on. Then the afternoon glass off arrives: southerly at 5 km/h, glassy, with the swell holding at 4ft and even pushing a bit more energy (700). This is the best session in the two-week outlook. The reef will be peeling nicely. It has consistent surf so you can expect a proper session, and it can get crowds here sometimes, but on a Friday with these conditions, it'll be worth sharing the waves.

After that golden day, Saturday heat and a freshening northerly brings the quality down. Sunday is a write-off with a 35 km/h NNW cross-breeze making it lumpy. So there's a dry spell from Saturday the 12th through to Monday the 14th where it's poor or just marginal with tiny 2ft swell.

The next interesting window pops up on Wednesday, 16 September. The morning shows a clean 5ft, 16-second south-west swell with an offshore easterly at 20 km/h. Combined energy is strong at 1465. That's another excellent one for the experienced surfers – big, clean, and groomed. The wind holds offshore, so the reef will handle that longer period energy well.

Then we see another gap until Monday, 21 September. That morning is well worth a look: a 5ft, 16-second south-west groundswell with clean offshore ENE winds at 15 km/h. Combined energy is very strong at 1981 – this is proper wave energy. It's a big swell, so experts only, but the conditions are clean. It's a promising long-range call, but worth noting the weeks out.

After that, the wind goes onshore again on Tuesday and Wednesday, turning a 7ft swell into a choppy mess. The surf quality drops fast.

So overall, Friday 11 September is the absolute standout – glassy dawn, glassy arvo, clean, with a solid groundswell. And for a backup, Wednesday 16 September and Monday 21 September mornings offer strong, clean surf if you're experienced.

Rusty signing off.

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