Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Rightio, Rusty here, and I’ve stared at the charts for Bulli Beach long and hard. Gotta be honest with you, it’s a frustrating stretch ahead. We’re looking at a solid run of small, messy conditions that’ll test your patience more than your paddle fitness. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no need to dig out the extra thick steamer just yet.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Thursday, 30th August. That Sunday morning, the usual typical cross-offshore junk gives way to a moment of glassy calm. Swell is a tiny 2ft from the SE, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 104. The spot is a beach and reef setup, so that long-ish period might actually help the waves hold up a bit, but it’s still very small. This is your best bet, and it’s not exactly a barnstormer, just a chance to get wet with clean lines.

From there, it’s back to the grind. The whole first week of September is filled with tiny, weak swells, mostly from the ENE, with heights barely cracking 1ft and energy levels down in the 40s or 60s. The wind is often offshore or cross-offshore, which is a positive for cleanliness, but there’s just no power behind it. The best comment we get is “poor surf conditions” or “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a tough run.

We hit a bit of a bump on Sunday, 6th September, with a morning pulse of 5ft from the NNE, but it’s a short period windswell at just 6 seconds. The combined energy is a moderate 183, but that short period means it’ll be a bumpy, fat mess, and the wind switches to a cross-on E by the afternoon anyway. That’s likely a kite-surfing session more than a paddle-surfing one.

The following Monday, 7th September, gives us a few lingering, ordinary waves, with another 3ft swell from the NE in the morning, then a glassy 3ft in the afternoon. But the energy is only 87 to 103, and the quality is still just “surfable.” After that, it’s a total wipeout. From Tuesday, 8th September right through to the end of the outlook on Friday, 11th September, we’re looking at swell below 1ft, energy in the single digits or teens, and mostly poor conditions. That’s a gap of nearly four days with nothing worthwhile.

So, the pick of a very bleak bunch is that Sunday, 30th August morning at Bulli Beach. It’s clean, glassy, and the swell direction (SE) is in the ballpark of the optimum NE. It’s just tiny. For everything else, you’re either waiting for a miracle or finding another hobby for a couple of weeks.

Rusty.

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