Surf Forecasts:
Bulli Beach surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with 137 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at the Bulli Beach stretch from the 27th of August through the next 16 days.
First up, I'm gonna be straight with you: it's a flat spell. The entire 16-day window is a total write-off for any decent surf. There's literally nothing on offer. We're looking at tiny, weak swell – mostly around 1 ft – with a combined energy reading that barely cracks 60 (65 is the highest we see, and that's still weak). The swell direction is out of the ENE, which is not the optimum NE direction for this spot, and the period is short, mostly 8 to 10 seconds, so it's just weak, short-period windswell with no punch.
The water temp is sitting at 64°F with a 1°F anomaly, so it's a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but nothing wild.
The worst part is the wind. For the first week, we get a rotating mess of cross, cross-on, and onshore winds from the SSE, ESE, and E. There's a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of the 30th, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft, so it's still a total non-event. Even the offshore winds that pop up from the 1st of September onward can't do anything with the zero energy. By the 10th and 11th, the swell flatlines completely – no height, no period, zero energy.
There's no standout day. No standout session. It's just a long, flat, boring period. With the weak, short-period swell and the messy winds, and Bulli being a beach and reef setup, this is more of a kite-surfing kind of window if anything, but even that would be a stretch. For a paddle surfer, there's zero to chase. The area is in a blank run, and honestly, for Bulli, it's not unusual to see this kind of dead period. Forecasts can change, but this one looks grim.
Stay on the beach, boys.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 40 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 137 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:17AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:51AM1.27m | 8:53PM1.49m | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | 10:11PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.40m | 10:57PM1.23m | 11:29AM1.41m | 11:50PM1.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.28m | 2:46AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.26m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.25m | 3:48AM0.14m | 4:08PM0.25m | 4:23AM0.18m | 4:58PM0.28m | 5:01AM0.25m | 5:56PM0.31m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 373 | 446 | 619 | 26 | 255 | 230 | 215 | 153 | 214 | 262 | 311 | 185 | 192 | 189 | 217 | 152 | 49 | 47 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 40 | 175 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 261 | 220 | 137 | 63 | 29 | 81 | 264 | 254 | 116 | 38 | 38 | 104 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 13 | S 18 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 64 | 52 | 59 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 34 | 6 | 27 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | W 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 656 | — | — | — | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 113 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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