Bikini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Yo, what's kickin'? Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next few weeks at Bikini look like a bit of a mixed bag, not a lot of classic, all-day surf on the menu, but there are a couple of windows where it could get real fun if you time it right. This is a beach and point setup, exposed to the south, so it needs the right direction to light up. The first few days are pretty much a write-off.

We start off on Tuesday the 7th of July with nothing doing – messy, cross-shore winds around 16 mph and weak, junky swell. Wednesday the 8th is more of the same, just not worth paddling out. Thursday the 9th shows a glimmer of hope with a small, clean wave possible in the morning – about 2 ft from the east with a 10-second period, but it’s pretty weak (combined energy of 55). The wind goes light and cross-offshore, so it'd be clean, but you're hunting for scraps.

Friday the 10th of July morning could be your first real chance for a sneaky session. It’s gonna be glassy – no wind at all – with a clean 3 ft wave from the east-southeast and a period of 11 seconds. Energy is moderate (164), but the conditions will be perfect for a small-wave board. The crowd factor is listed as "often", so don't expect to have it to yourself.

Saturday the 11th of July morning is where it gets interesting. The wind swings to a light offshore from the north-northeast at 9 mph, and the swell holds at 3 ft from the east-southeast, but the period jumps to 11 seconds and the energy cranks up to a solid 363. It’s gonna be clean, lined-up, and way more fun than the tiny stuff earlier. That’s your standout session for the first week – get on it before the wind switches onshore in the afternoon and wrecks it.

Now we hit a rough stretch. From Saturday afternoon right through to Thursday the 16th of July, it’s mostly windy, messy, or just plain weak. Sunday the 12th gets ugly with a fresh to strong breeze and lumpy onshore slop. Not worth it.

Friday the 17th of July morning brings a bit more size – 5 ft from the east – but the period is a short 6 seconds, making it weak and crumbly. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the wave quality is marginal. Saturday the 18th of July afternoon actually looks promising with a moderate offshore wind from the northeast at 16 mph and a 4 ft, 9-second east swell. Energy is moderate (288), and it’ll be clean. That’s another decent shout if you can handle the cleaner conditions.

After that, the energy drops off again. Sunday the 19th through to Wednesday the 22nd of July is mostly small, weak, and ordinary. There’s a couple of glassy morning sessions on Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd, but the swell is tiny – 1 ft – so you’re really just floating around on a longboard.

So, to wrap it up: the standout windows are Saturday morning the 11th of July for the clean offshore conditions and best wave quality, and Friday morning the 17th of July for a bit more size, though it’s a shorter-period swell. Don’t expect magic every day, but there are a couple of fun windows if you’re keen.

Rusty.

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