Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the surf outlook for the next couple of weeks at Bulli Beach is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long, bleak stretch of tiny, weak waves and crappy conditions, so don’t go getting your hopes up. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year at 64°F, which is the only thing that’s normal.

The whole 16-day window kicks off with nothing worth paddling out for. From Thursday the 10th through to the morning of Monday the 14th, it’s a total write-off – wave heights are barely 1 foot, periods are all over the place, and the energy is pathetic (best is just 29 units). The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, making it messy and choppy. Not a single session to get excited about.

Monday morning the 14th finally shows a pulse of life – a 3ft NE swell with a short 6-second period, but the wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean. The energy is still weak (92 units), but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. That said, it’s barely surfable, more like a knee-high dribble. The afternoon drops back to nothing.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Monday afternoon through to Thursday the 17th, it’s back to tiny slop – 0.7ft max, and the wind is either onshore or cross-shore. No recommendations at all. Friday the 18th morning offers a tiny 3ft NE swell with clean cross-off wind, but again, it’s weak (58 units) and not worth the drive.

The only standout – and I use that term loosely – is Tuesday the 22nd afternoon. There’s a 6ft NE swell, period 6 seconds, and the energy is moderate (251 units). The wind is light onshore, and the conditions are described as marginal. It’s the biggest swell in the whole window, but it’s short-period and onshore, so it’ll be lumpy and grovelly. This is really only for the die-hards who just want to get wet. For beginners, 6ft is pushing it, and for the average surfer, the onshore wind will kill any hope of a decent wave.

Wednesday the 23rd has a similar 5ft NE swell, but it’s hammered by 15 mph cross-on wind from the south, making it a choppy mess. The energy is high (359 units), but the quality is poor. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

After that, it’s back to zero. The last five days of the window are flat or tiny, with no swell and clean but empty water. The whole forecast is a bust – if you’ve got a board, leave it in the shed for now. Forecasts can change, but this run looks like a true blank spell for the area.

Rusty.

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