Surf Forecasts:
Bulli Beach surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, ENE swell with 551 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE 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 Sunday (Aug 09) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise for this stretch of coast. It’s a quiet couple of weeks, with a lot of flat or junky days, but there’s one window that might have you checking your board.
Water temp is about 63°F, right where you’d expect for this time of year. No surprises there.
The first real sign of life is on Sunday the 9th. Morning brings a clean 4ft from the NE with a 9-second period and light offshore winds. It’s surfable, but the energy is only moderate (194). The afternoon sees it jump to 6ft, but the period collapses to a weak 5 seconds and the wind turns onshore, making it a bit of a mess. Not ideal.
The standout is clearly Monday the 10th, first light. We’ve got a solid 5ft of NE swell with a 9-second period, and the wind is a proper offshore from the WNW at 18-19 mph. That’s a recipe for some clean, lined-up walls. The energy is the strongest of the whole period at 437. This is the day. Bulli Beach is a beach and reef setup, exposed to the NE, and this is for the advanced crew. It’s got some size and it’ll be clean. Morning is the time – the afternoon drops back to 4ft and the wind goes cross-off, losing the magic.
After that, it’s mostly downhill. Small, weak, and messy. There’s a pulse of SE swell around the 16th, with 4ft in the morning, but it’s cross-shore and cross-on, making it lumpy and chopped. Not worth the paddle.
A lot of flat days follow until the 19th and 20th, where we see some small SE swell under 3ft, but the wind just isn’t there. Then on the 21st, there’s a tiny bit of clean potential. Friday morning has 2ft from the SE with a light offshore breeze, so it might have a few grovelly little waves for a longboard.
So, here’s the bottom line. If you can only surf one session, make it Monday the 10th, early. It’s the best combination of size and clean conditions we see in the whole 16 days. Everything else is a marginal, small-wave grind. Mark that Monday, and keep your expectations in check for the rest.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 68 | 194 | 147 | 402 | 437 | 216 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 34 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:39AM0.97m | 4:06PM1.49m | 4:59AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.73m | 7:51AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 33 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 26 | 68 | 194 | 6 | 402 | 437 | 216 | 374 | 363 | 270 | 535 | 205 | 93 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 280 | 166 | 44 | 57 | 34 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 13 | S 9 | — | E 13 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 15 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 18 | 40 | 44 | 10 | 4 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 30 | 1 | 147 | 156 | 142 | 188 | 595 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 214 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 35 | 21 | 207 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 6 | 235 |
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