Surf Forecasts:
Bulli Beach surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, NE swell with 320 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bulli Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Bulli Beach.
Honestly, it's a pretty grim 16-day stretch for us. The first sniff of anything half-decent doesn’t show up until Tuesday morning, August 25th, but even that is pretty ordinary. Sure you've got a 5ft swell from the NE, but the wind is a cross-off from the north at 9 mph, making things messy enough to spoil the party. The water's sitting at 64°, which is pretty average for this time of year.
The real kicker is Tuesday afternoon, August 25th. That's the only standout in the whole run. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the NE, the wind is still a cross-off, and there's a bit of rain in the air, but the conditions clean up enough to be called "good surf conditions." The wave energy jumps up to a solid moderate level (277), so there's some push behind it. The period is short though, only 7 seconds, so expect lumpy, crumbly waves rather than any kind of groundswell line-up. Crowds are possible at Bulli.
After that, it's a wasteland. From Wednesday the 26th all the way through to the end of the forecast on September 9th, everything scores a zero. The swell just dies on its arse. We scrape back up to a 3ft SE swell on the morning of Sunday, August 30th, and it even goes glassy, but the period is long at 9 seconds and the wave energy is still unremarkable (141). It'll be surfable, but barely worth a mention. You'll get a bit of a clean-up on February 1st or 3rd with offshore winds and a 2ft NE swell, but the size is just too small to care about.
There's a glaring gap of about two weeks with nothing on offer. It's just one of those runs where the window is so tight you either make the most of that Tuesday afternoon or you take the time off. For beginners, the best swell tops 5ft, so it's safe enough. For anyone else, the pickings are cruel.
If the wind was a bit kinder or the swell a bit bigger mid-week, this setup would be more interesting for the kite crew than paddle surfers. As it stands, there’s just a tiny window on the 25th.
Signing off,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 277 | 227 | 147 | 119 | 88 | 64 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 192 | 120 | 17 | 77 | 33 | 15 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:08AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:17AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:51AM1.27m | 8:53PM1.49m | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | 10:11PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.28m | 2:46AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.26m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:48AM0.14m | 4:08PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | 227 | 147 | 119 | 88 | 580 | 380 | 224 | 611 | 44 | 24 | 33 | 701 | 230 | 201 | 133 | 100 | 606 | 464 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | — | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 44 | 81 | 16 | — | 4 | 64 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 192 | 120 | 138 | 460 | 48 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 11 | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | 61 | 66 | 59 | 42 | — | — | 25 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 77 | 33 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 161 | 277 | 13 | 28 | 309 | 447 | 691 | — | — | — | 399 | 790 | 630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 2 |
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