Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about Bulli Beach.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough stretch for surf. The finder has picked out Bulli Beach as the only spot with a recommendation, but even then, it’s not exactly lighting things up. The overall pattern shows a persistent run of small, weak swells and tricky wind angles, making quality waves hard to come by. There are several gaps of days with no real recommendation, just a whole lot of flatness and frustration.

Kicking off on Thursday, September 3rd, we’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the NNE with a short period of 6 seconds. Combined energy is weak at 44, and the wind is cross-off but not clean enough to make anything of it. Water temperature sits at 64°F, about 0.5°F warmer than average – nothing special, just your typical winter-into-spring feel. This continues through Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th with similar small waves, though Saturday afternoon sees a glimmer with a 3ft NE swell and offshore wind. Still, the period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s lumpy and ordinary.

Sunday the 6th drops back to 1ft to 2ft with onshore wind by the afternoon – forget it. Monday the 7th is glassy in the morning but only 1.0ft, so you’re just sitting out there. The middle of the following week, from Tuesday the 8th through to the 10th, is a write-off: small, weak, choppy, and mostly cross-on or onshore. Combined energy barely scratches double digits.

There’s a brief uptick on the morning of Saturday, September 13th – 2ft from the NE, period 6 seconds, combined energy 33, with cross-off wind from the NNW. It’s not going to blow you away, but there might be a clean little bank if you’re patient. Then it’s back to tiny levels the next few days. The session on the 16th of September brings the best swell height of the period: 3ft from the NE, period 6 seconds, combined energy up to 86. But the wind is cross-on, making it messy. A pity, because that’s about as big as it gets.

The standout here is one I’d point to Saturday afternoon, September 5th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the closest we get to a decent call. Swell hits 3ft from the NE, and the wind goes offshore from the NW. It’s only a 6-second period so the waves are weak, but with offshore wind, Bulli Beach’s beach-and-reef setup might just clean up enough for a few rideable ones. Keep your expectations low and your wax warm. The crowd factor? Bulli can be *sometimes* busy, but on such a marginal day, you won’t be fighting for waves.

Overall, this is a lean 16 days. If the surf looks this ordinary, keep an eye on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this flat for long.

Rusty.

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