Bikini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, mate. Rusty here. Let’s have a look at Bikini. We’re in for a real mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The first week is a bit of a struggle, to be honest, with mostly small, messy waves, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The real standout looks like it’s going to be a solid pulse of groundswell around the second week.

The water’s sitting at 54°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a nice little anomaly.

So, for the first week, starting Thursday the 30th of July, it’s pretty ordinary. Thursday morning you’ll find some clean 1 ft surf from the SSE, but the combined energy is only moderate (102) and it’s really just surfable, not special. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the waves are tiny. After that, we get a long run of poor surf through Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and into Monday. The swell is either too small, too short-period, or the wind is messing it up. Monday morning the 3rd of August offers a brief glimmer with 3 ft SSE swell and a light offshore wind, giving a moderate energy reading (227), but the afternoon turns onshore again. Tuesday and Wednesday the 4th and 5th are also pretty flat and messy.

Now, Thursday the 6th of August, we see a jump in size with 7 ft waves from the south, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a strong onshore, so it’s just a messy, blown-out 7 ft wall. Not for paddling. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The real deal starts to show up on Monday the 10th of August. We get a 5 ft SSE swell with a long 13-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 710. The wind is cross-shore, so it’s a bit lumpy, but the power is there. It’s described as marginal, but it’s a sign of things to come.

Then, Tuesday the 11th of August, is the first true standout. We’re looking at 7 ft of S swell at 11 seconds, a very strong energy reading of 978, and mate, the wind is glassy. That’s the word. Glassy. Absolutely perfect conditions for the experienced surfers this one is aimed at. The swell is over 5 ft, so it’s a bit much for beginners, but for the crew that knows what they’re doing, this is a serious session.

The best of the best, though, is Wednesday the 12th of August. Morning surf is 6 ft from the SSE with a 13-second period, massive energy at 1212, and a light offshore wind. Clean, powerful, and long-period groundswell. This is an excellent window for experienced surfers. The afternoon switches to a cross-shore, so get it early.

The rest of the second week, from the 13th and 14th, the swell starts to drop back down, but it stays clean with some cross-shore wind. The size is 4 ft and then 3 ft, so it’s not the same grade, but it’s a nicer end to the run than the first week.

Rusty.

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