Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about Bulli Beach.

The first week is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and mainly onshore or cross-off winds that are just not doing us any favours. From Tuesday the 11th right through to Sunday the 16th, the swell is barely a whisper, with combined energy sitting in the low double digits – that’s properly weak. The water temp is a normal 64°F for this time of year, so no surprises there, but it’s not going to matter if you're just sitting on a flat ocean. You’re looking at a solid 6 days of poor surf with nothing to get excited about.

Things start to change around the 17th, but it’s a slow burn. Monday the 17th sees a bump in swell to 6ft from the east, period a short 7 seconds, so it’s a bit of a jumbled mess. The combined energy jumps to 266 (moderate), but the wind is cross-on, and the comments are calling it marginal. This continues through to the 19th, with similar sized, short-period swell and cross-on breezes. It’s not good, but it’s at least something.

Now, keep your eyes on Friday the 21st of August. That’s the standout. The morning shows the best window of the whole forecast. We’ll have a clean 7ft swell from the east, with a period of 9 seconds, giving the waves enough shape. The combined energy is a solid 679 (strong wave energy). But the real kicker is the wind: glassy, dead calm. That means perfectly clean, peeling faces. This is a break that’s fairly consistent and exposed, so those 7ft sets will be offering some proper, punchy walls. It’s an advanced break, so the 7ft size is in the sweet spot for experienced surfers, but it’ll be a handful for beginners. The swell direction is east, and the optimum is NE, so it’s a little off the ideal but still good.

The following morning, Saturday the 22nd, is also very promising, with 5ft of east swell and glassy conditions again, though the energy drops to 316 (moderate). After that, the week finishes with smaller, cleaner, but more manageable 4ft to 4ft swell from the ENE with offshore and cross-off winds, keeping things tidy through to Wednesday the 26th. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so expect some company on those cleaner days.

Rusty.

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