Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at the next couple weeks, and here’s the story.

First thing to know: the water’s running about 66°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the start of July.

Right now, it’s flat and poor. From today, Sunday, all the way to Thursday the 10th, there’s pretty much nothing worthwhile. A few tiny, choppy waves show up, but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, and the energy is zilch. You’ll be sitting out there for nothing.

Things finally get a pulse on Friday the 11th, early morning. Bulli Beach gets a clean, glassy window with light offshore wind out of the northwest. There’s a 4ft swell from the southeast, period around 9 seconds, but combined energy is only 234—weak. It’s ridable, but very ordinary. The swell hangs around through the weekend but drops fast to about 2ft by Sunday the 13th. Clean, but tiny.

Now the big one. And I mean the one you need to be ready for. Friday the 17th, in the afternoon, Bulli Beach is going to be pumping. We’re talking a solid 15ft swell from the southeast with a long 14-second period. The combined energy is massive—7,184. That’s serious groundswell. Wind is light, cross-off from the west-southwest, so the waves will be clean. But let me be clear: this is for expert surfers only. Anything over 8ft is serious, and 15ft is a beast. With a long period like that, it’s going to draw straight lines at a beach break, so unless you know how to handle big, fast waves, stay on the beach.

That swell drops through Saturday the 18th, still big—12ft in the morning, down to 8ft by afternoon—still for experienced folks only. Wind stays clean. By Sunday the 19th, we’re back to 6ft in the morning with glassy conditions, but the wind swings onshore by afternoon and ruins it.

So here’s the take: the next week is a bust. Save your energy for Friday the 17th if you’ve got the skills. For everyone else, the mornings of the 11th and 19th are your best bet for something small and clean.

Rusty.

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