Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Bulli Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. The forecast is looking pretty bleak for any decent waves. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with very little energy in the water. The swell direction is mostly from the ENE, which isn't ideal for this spot, and the winds are rarely helping us out. There’s a solid gap of nothing worth paddling out for, day after day, with the combined energy often sitting in the low double digits – that’s weak, flat energy (9-20). The water temp is sitting at about 64°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no drama there.

We do finally see a slight flicker of hope on Saturday, September 19th. The morning session shows a 4ft swell from the NE, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind is a clean offshore from the NW, which is the perfect direction for Bulli. The combined energy jumps up to 145 (moderate), and the report calls it clean. This is your best bet across the whole 16 days, but it’s still a long way out, so don’t hang your hat on it just yet. It’s the only real standout, and it’s not a giant swell, but it’ll be rideable and clean if it holds. The afternoon on the same day stays clean with a similar 4ft, but the wind shifts to a cross-off from the W, and the energy is 152.

Before that, on Monday, September 14th, there’s a tiny window with a 2ft NE swell and offshore NW winds in the morning, but the energy is only 42 – weak. It’s a clean option, but don’t expect much. On Friday, September 18th morning, there’s another 3ft from the NE with a clean offshore NNW wind, but again, the energy is low (68). It’s sessionable if you’re desperate, but not a standout.

The rest of the run is a write-off. We’ve got a lot of days with 0.7ft to 1.0ft slop, mixed with onshore or cross-onshore winds and short periods. A few of those afternoons, like on September 15th, see a 4ft SSE swell with a period of only 4 seconds and a strong onshore wind – that’s just messy, blown-out junk. And on September 21st, the data flatlines – no swell height or period recorded, just a zero for energy. That’s a flat day.

So, to sum it up: the first two weeks are mostly a bust. The only proper window to get your hopes up is the morning of Saturday, September 19th, with clean offshore winds and a fun little NE swell. It’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it, but for now, it’s the only real light at the end of the tunnel.

Rusty.

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