Bikini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been eyeballing the charts for your local stretch. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s a real gem hiding in the second week that’s got me keen. Overall, the surf is pretty average for the first week, but the final weekend and into the following Monday morning are looking like the standout moments.

The window opens on Tuesday, the 14th of July, with Bikini (a beach and point setup) offering a clean 4ft swell from the ESE, with a 10-second period and a light offshore breeze. The combined wave energy is moderate at 216. It’s not huge, but that morning glass will have the lines nice and clean for advanced surfers. The water temp is about average for this time of year. The wind holds offshore through the afternoon, but the swell drops to 3ft and the energy weakens to 141, so it’s only so-so.

Wednesday, the 15th, and Thursday, the 16th, are small and ordinary – 3ft from the east with short 8-second periods. The energy is weak (89 to 109), and while the wind stays offshore, the waves are just mushy. Thursday afternoon turns into a dud with 0.3ft and a bit of rain. Friday, the 17th, is also poor, with small swell and moderate offshore wind, but the energy is too low to bother.

We hit a real flat patch from Friday afternoon through to Sunday, the 19th. The swell drops to 1.0ft or 2ft, and the wind turns onshore or cross-on. It’s poor all the way. Monday, the 20th, picks up a bit with 5ft from the SSE and a cross-offshore wind, but the energy is moderate (269 to 362) and the conditions are only marginal. Not worth paddling out for.

The real standout comes on Saturday, the 25th of July, in the afternoon. Bikini gets a solid 6ft easterly swell with a 10-second period and a clean cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy jumps right up to 564 – that’s strong wave energy. This is the best on offer: good size, clean lines, and the swell direction is straight out of the east, which is right in the sweet spot for the optimum direction. The morning of Sunday, the 26th, is also a cracker with 6ft from the ESE, offshore winds, and energy at 568. It’s a bit of a double-header. The long period (11 seconds) on the Tuesday afternoon, the 28th, is also notable with 4ft and energy at 427, but the wind is only cross-offshore, so it’s not as clean as the weekend.

The final morning on Wednesday, the 29th, is another good one: 4ft from the east, light offshore breeze, clean surf, and moderate energy at 318. It’s a solid end to the run.

Right, that’s the honest picture. Tuesday morning, the 14th, is a good start, but the standout is definitely the Saturday afternoon, the 25th, and the Sunday morning, the 26th. Get on it.

Rusty.

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