Bikini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, this is Rusty.

Look, I'll be straight with you—this isn't a classic stretch. The next few weeks at Bikini are a real mixed bag. For the first week and a bit, it's pretty grim. We're looking at a long dry spell from Friday the 17th right through to the end of the following week, with nothing really worth suiting up for. The water's sitting at 52°F, which is pretty much bang on for this time of year, so no excuses there.

Things are dead quiet initially. Friday the 17th is a no-go: tiny 0.6ft of east swell with a short period, and onshore winds. Saturday the 18th is a write-off. Sunday the 19th offers a brief pulse of 2ft from the SSW, but the period is a pathetic 5 seconds, so it's just crumbly, weak junk. The whole first week, from the 17th right through the 24th, is a solid block of poor to marginal conditions. There's a bit of knee-high swell around, but the winds are a disaster—cross-onshore slop, onshore junk, or just messy. It's a barren run.

Then we hit Saturday the 25th of July, and that's one to circle. The morning shapes up nicely. A solid south swell rolls in at 4ft, and the period is a juicy 12 seconds—real groundswell, with proper energy. The combined energy reading is a meaty 532 (moderate to strong), so there's genuine push behind it. The wind is a clean cross-off from the ENE, which is a major positive. This is the standout of the whole outlook. The wave comment says "expect very good surf conditions," and with that size and clean wind, it's the best on offer. The afternoon stays rideable, but the wind picks up, so the morning is the pick.

Sunday the 26th is a bit of a letdown. The swell holds around 4ft to 5ft with long period, but the wind swings onshore, and it gets messy. The energy is still strong (609 and 619), but the conditions turn poor.

The following week, from the 27th of July through to the 1st of August, is a slow fade. The swell drops, the winds are mostly onshore or cross, and the scores are consistently low. The last day, Saturday the 1st of August, is a final whisper of surf with a tiny 1ft south-southeast swell and glassy conditions in the morning. It's knee-high at best, but if you're desperate for a clean, small wave, it's there.

The one true highlight on the table is the morning of Saturday the 25th of July. The 4ft south swell, 12-second period, and clean offshore wind make it the only session worth chasing. The rest of the window is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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