Bikini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

We’ve got a bit of a slow burner on our hands for Bikini over the next 16 days. The start of the period is pretty rough; strong cross-onshore winds from the SSE and lumpy surf are making things ugly through Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th. You’ll want to sit those days out.

Hold on for Monday morning, the 14th. The wind swings offshore from the NNE, cleaning things right up. The swell drops to a tiny 2 ft but that 10-second period out of the south gives it a bit of shape. You'll find clean, but very ordinary, waves with moderate combined energy (169). It’s not a standout, but it’s the first breathable air after a soupy weekend.

There’s a gap of smaller, weaker surf for most of the week, but things start to look up on Sunday afternoon, the 20th. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the SSE with a very long 12-second period. The wind is light and cross-offshore, making for clean conditions. The combined energy jumps to 256 (moderate). This is our first real highlight – a clean, lined-up wave from a solid groundswell, perfect for a point break.

The real star of the show, however, looks to be Wednesday, the 23rd. The morning starts clean with a 4 ft SSE swell and an 11-second period, with a gentle cross-offshore wind and combined energy of 409 (moderate). By the afternoon, the wind goes glassy. That’s a magic window: 4 ft of clean, glassy, long-period swell from the SSE. That's a session you'll remember. The water temperature is running about 56°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – always a bonus.

Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th continue with good, clean 5 ft to 5 ft SSE swell, though the winds get a bit more side-off. The combined energy goes from 609 right up to 1049 (strong) by Friday afternoon, but the notes do say "marginal forecast or questionable tide conditions," so keep an eye on that. This is good, strong groundswell, but the tide might be the key. The long period (12-13 seconds) is great for point and reef breaks, but at a beach break it can make for straight walls.

After that, it fades out into small, weaker surf and onshore winds again for the final weekend.

So, if you're looking for the true standouts: Sunday afternoon, 20th September for that first clean, long-period groundswell, but Wednesday, 23rd September is the one. That glassy afternoon with 4 ft SSE swell is about as good as it gets in this forecast period. Get on it.

Rusty.

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