Surf Forecasts:
Bulli Beach surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SE swell with 177 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE 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 18) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break this down in old-school units. Rusty here, and I’m not gonna sugar-coat it – Bulli Beach is looking pretty quiet for a good stretch.
We’ve got a long slog of small, weak, or messy surf before anything half-decent rolls in. The first chance you might even bother with is Wednesday, August the 19th. Morning brings a wave about 3ft from the ESE, with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is moderate (162). A light N wind, cross-off, will keep it tidy. It’s surfable, but just barely – a real 1 out of 10 kind of day.
Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are similar. Thursday morning has a 3ft wave from the east with a light offshore, clean but tiny. Friday morning goes glassy with a 4ft wave from the ENE, 7-second period, and moderate energy (123). Still scoring a 1, but probably the cleanest of the early days.
Then it all falls apart. From Saturday the 22nd through Thursday the 27th, it’s basically flat or junk. Waves from 0.6ft to a rare 1ft, sometimes glassy, sometimes howling wind. Just a dead stretch.
Now, the one to circle on the calendar is Saturday the 29th of August. The morning shows a 5ft NE swell, 8-second period, and strong energy (233). Wind is WSW at 12 mph, cross-off, so it’ll be clean. The wave comment says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s not a slam dunk, but this is the biggest and cleanest option in the whole 16-day window. It’s still only a 1 for quality, so keep expectations in check.
Monday the 31st throws up a 5ft S swell with a 6-second period, strong energy (260), but a moderate cross-shore wind at 15 mph makes it choppy. That 5ft is pushing into the “too big for beginners” bracket, but the quality is poor.
Bulli Beach is an exposed beach and reef break, and it loves a NE swell – which we get on the 29th. Consistency is “fairly consistent,” and crowds are “sometimes” an issue. For this outlook, the 29th of August morning is the pick, but it’s not a classic. Water temp is about normal for the season.
If the wind’s strong and the surf’s messy, kite surfers might have more fun than paddle surfers on some of those days.
Keep an eye on the charts – it won’t be this quiet forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 19 | 128 | 88 | 62 | 83 | 66 | 80 | 57 | 59 | 100 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 40 | 90 | 123 | 74 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.51m | 10:42AM1.34m | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.33m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:08PM1.31m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:15AM0.93m | 1:52PM1.26m | 2:26AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:47AM0.84m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:59AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | 7:54AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 82 | 253 | 168 | 106 | 66 | 35 | 57 | 50 | 96 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 40 | 90 | 123 | 74 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 47 | 61 | 62 | 36 | 73 | 24 | 81 | 55 | 100 | 80 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | S 17 | ENE 10 | S 12 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 102 | 10 | 52 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 124 | 128 | 88 | — | 83 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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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).
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