Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Alright mate, lookin’ at the 16-day window for Bulli Beach, it’s a bit of a slow burn. There’s really not much to write home about for the first week or so – a lot of small, weak swell and cross-onshore junk. The real standout, the one you wanna circle on the calendar, lands on Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. That’s the pick of the period.

So, the first decent surfable wave shows up on Wednesday morning, the 19th of August. We’ve got a modest 2ft swell from the ESE, period around 10 seconds, with a light cross-off breeze from the NNE. The water temp is a pretty standard 64°F for the time of year, about normal. The combined energy is weak (194). It’s surfable but very ordinary – nothing to get excited about.

Thursday the 20th through Monday the 24th is a real grind. The swell climbs to about 3ft to 4ft from the NE, but the period is short, around 5 to 6 seconds, meaning weak, crumbly waves. The combined energy drops way down, mostly under 100. Light winds keep it clean in the mornings, but it’s just small and weak. It’s a tough stretch, with a few days of really poor conditions in there.

Then we get a little spike on Tuesday morning, the 25th of August. Swell jumps to 5ft from the NE, period up to 7 seconds, and the combined energy kicks up to a moderate 215. Light offshore wind from the NNW keeps it clean. That’s the best of the first week, but it’s still not a world-beater – it’s a bit peaky with that short period.

From Wednesday the 26th through to Monday the 31st, it’s pretty much a write-off. Swell drops back to tiny, under 3ft, with a lot of cross-shore wind and a few days of really strong onshores. The combined energy is mostly in the single digits or low teens. A real flat spell.

Now, for the standout. Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. The swell is 4ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds, giving it some decent push. The combined energy is a solid 230 (moderate). The wind is a beautiful light offshore from the N, so it’ll be clean and glassey. This is the one to target. It’s a beach and reef setup, exposed to the swell, so it should handle that SE direction well. The water temp anomaly is normal for the time of year. It’s an advanced break, so it’s got some punch, and with the 4ft swell, it’s not too big for experienced surfers. Crowds are possible there, so get in early.

The rest of the second week, from the 1st afternoon right through to the 3rd of September, drops off again. The swell gets small, period drops, and the wind turns cross or cross-on. Not much to chase.

So, overall, it’s a lean period. The big win is that Tuesday morning, the 1st of September. Everything else is small and weak. The break is fairly consistent though, so it won’t stay flat forever.

Rusty.

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