Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've scanned the charts for our patch, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty lean run ahead. We're looking at a long stretch of flat to tiny, messy conditions before anything even worth paddling out for shows up. The water temp's sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

Alright, starting now, Tuesday the 15th of September through to most of the following week, it's pretty grim. We've got a solid ten-day gap where there's genuinely nothing to recommend. For days on end, we're looking at tiny dribble, often with onshore or cross-shore winds chopping it up. There are a few glassy or clean moments on Friday the 18th and the weekend, but the swell is basically non-existent – we're talking 0.3ft to 1ft of weak, short-period junk. The combined wave energy is pitiful, barely registering (2 to 7). It's the kind of setup that's more interesting for a flat-water paddle than a surf.

We finally see a pulse of energy rolling in around Thursday the 24th of September at Bulli Beach. The swell jumps to 5ft from the NE in the morning, building to 6ft in the afternoon. The combined energy gets into the moderate range (176 to 247), so there's some proper push behind it. Problem is, the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it's gonna be lumpy and a bit of a battle. The period is a short 6 to 7 seconds, so it's windswell – weak, crumbly, and not much fun.

The real standout, the one that's got me a little more interested, is on Sunday the 27th of September. We get a 6ft SE swell rolling in with a 7-second period, giving us strong wave energy (363 to 391). Now, the period is still short, but the size is there. The wind is offshore and cross-offshore from the N and NNE, which is a huge positive – it'll clean up the faces beautifully. This is an advanced break, and with that much swell, it's firmly in expert territory. The crowds are sometimes an issue here, so on a Sunday with a decent swell, expect plenty of company.

After that, the swell backs off into the start of the following week, with the 28th and 29th offering small, ordinary conditions as winds turn onshore again.

So, the pick of the whole 16 days is undeniably Sunday the 27th of September at Bulli Beach. The 6ft SE swell and clean offshore wind makes it the only real window for a proper session. It's a long way off, so keep an eye on the charts, but it's the one to pencil in.

Rusty.

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