Bulli Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° S 150.91° E

Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bulli Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.5° 

Bulli Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Bulli Beach surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, S swell with 89 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bulli Beach this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Mon 21st Sep)4ft (1.2m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty flat and grim for Bulli Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing on offer, with the first solid recommendation not coming until Wednesday the 23rd. From the 15th through to the 22nd, it’s mostly tiny dribble under 1ft, and a lot of the time there’s just no swell at all. There’s a bit of clean, glassy conditions on Friday the 18th morning and the weekend, but there’s simply no waves to ride. It’s pretty much a write-off for the paddle.

The water temp is sitting at 65°F on the 15th, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you stare at the flatness.

Now, things start to liven up mid-next week. The first real chance to get wet comes on Wednesday the 23rd. The morning is still messy with a cross-onshore wind, but by Wednesday afternoon a new NE swell pushes in at 7ft. It’s coming from the NE, which is the optimum direction for this spot, and the shorter 6-second period will dump some punchy, beach-break style waves. The wind will be cross-offshore, keeping it clean. The combined energy is strong at 334, but it’s not huge. This is your best bet for the whole outlook, and it’s still not a classic – it’s a bit short-period.

Thursday the 24th drops back a bit with 4ft in the morning, still NE, but the winds pick up and it’s just ordinary. There’s a bit of waist-high stuff on Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th, but it’s gutless and disorganised.

The next real standout is Sunday the 27th. It’s glassy in the morning with a 4ft NE swell, period of 7 seconds. It’s clean and surfable, a decent option for the weekend after the flat spell, but not quite as big as the Wednesday. It’s still a bit fat and inconsistent though.

After that, we get into the second week and it goes downhill fast. Late on Tuesday the 29th, a proper storm swell hits from the SE. Wednesday the 30th sees the swell jump to 7ft in the morning and 6ft in the afternoon, but the wind is howling onshore at 22-25 mph, making it a complete washing machine. Even though the wave energy is very strong (614 and 466), it’s going to be messy, blown-out chaos. For a beach and reef setup like this, that’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. This is expert-only if you’re silly enough to go out.

So, the standout is Wednesday afternoon the 23rd – it’s the biggest clean-ish surf of the period. The backup is Sunday morning the 27th when it’s glassy but smaller. Everything else is flat or blown out.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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Monday
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NNE
4
1.3
S
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
17
19
19
17
7
7
7
6
22
8
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0
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6
0
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
5
SW
5
N
10
W
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
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cross-on
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cross-on
cross-off
glassy
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cross
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High Tide
11:00PM1.09m
11:17AM1.36m
11:47PM0.98m
12:03PM1.30m
00:43AM0.90m
12:59PM1.25m
1:58AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
3:21AM0.85m
3:17PM1.23m
4:29AM0.90m
4:18PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.30m
4:47AM0.37m
5:56PM0.37m
5:23AM0.46m
6:56PM0.43m
6:08AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
7:09AM0.59m
9:23PM0.47m
8:27AM0.60m
10:27PM0.42m
9:42AM0.57m
11:15PM0.36m
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5:46
5:46
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5:51
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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12
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11
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Information about the Bulli Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bulli Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bulli Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bulli Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bulli Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Bulli Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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