Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a barren stretch ahead. The next week and a half is pretty much a write-off. There’s no surf worth paddling out for on the immediate horizon, and it’s not until the afternoon of Tuesday, 1st September that we finally see a pulse of energy that’s even worth mentioning. That’s a solid gap of about six days with nothing doing.

The only action on the table is at Bulli Beach, a beach and reef setup exposed to the NE. The water temp is sitting at 64°F right now, which is about 1°F above the long-term average for this time of year – so nothing wild, just your standard late-winter warmth.

Now, let’s talk about that Tuesday, 1st September session. The morning is clean with a light NNW cross-off breeze, but the swell is tiny – 1ft from the ENE with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a long period, which means it’ll have a bit of push, but the height is just too small to get excited about. The real glimmer comes in the afternoon. The wind swings to a light W cross-off, barely 3 mph, and the swell bumps up to 4ft from the NE. The period drops to a short 5 seconds, so it’s a bit of a windswell, but the combined energy hits 106 (moderate energy). The conditions are clean – glassy, really – and that’s a major positive. The NE direction is a good match for the spot’s optimum. For a beach break, that short period keeps it from breaking too straight, so it’ll be peaky enough. The difficulty is advanced, so this isn’t for beginners, and the swell is just under 5ft, so it’s manageable for a confident surfer. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have company, but it won’t be a zoo.

Honestly, that Tuesday afternoon session is the one standout in the whole 16-day window. Everything else is either too small, too onshore, or just plain flat. The Thursday the 10th and beyond shows a little more push – 4ft from the NE on Thursday morning with clean offshore NW wind – but it’s still a week and a half away, and the confidence is lower. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell. Keep an eye on it, but don’t plan around it.

So, for now, if you’ve got a board, point it at Bulli Beach on the afternoon of Tuesday, 1st September. That’s the ticket. The rest of the time, you might be better off checking the forecast again in a few days.

Rusty.

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