Surf Forecasts:
Bulli Beach surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, SE swell with 238 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bulli Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bulli Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bulli Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch of the 16-day window is a total write-off for a solid week. From Sunday the 26th to Saturday the 1st of August, it’s just flat or junk. Tiny little wobbles, cross-onshore slop, and nothing but “poor surf conditions” day after day. You’d be better off waxing your board and staring at the wall. There’s a good seven-day gap there with zero to offer.
Then, finally, things perk up on Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s your standout window. Bulli Beach (beach and reef) wakes up with a solid 6ft swell out of the southeast, period at 11 seconds – a proper groundswell with some grunt. The combined energy hits 869 (moderate to strong), and the morning is glassy with a light offshore breeze from the north. For an advanced break, that’s clean, punchy, and worth the wait. The swell direction is from the southeast, which lines up nicely with the optimum swell direction of northeast for this spot. Expect a bit of a crowd here – it gets “sometimes” busy, so get in early. Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Monday the 3rd still holds decent surf at Bulli – 4ft southeast swell, period 10 seconds, energy at 360 (moderate), and clean cross-off winds in the morning. It’s a step down from Sunday, but still a good session if you missed the peak.
After that, it fades again. Tuesday the 4th drops to knee-high dribble, and from Wednesday the 5th through to Monday the 10th, it’s back to poor surf with onshore chop and tiny waves. Not worth paddling out for.
So, the one true standout is Sunday morning the 2nd of August at Bulli Beach. That’s the pick. Everything else is either flat or just average.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM0.91m | 6:11PM1.42m | 6:56AM0.95m | 6:53PM1.47m | 7:36AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:13AM1.04m | 8:09PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.55m | 9:25AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.36m | 11:28AM0.47m | 1:07AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.44m | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.40m | 2:20AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.36m | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | 3:26AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.13m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 4 | S 16 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 951 | 898 | 512 | 282 | 173 | 133 | 57 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 14 | S 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | WSW 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 94 | 909 | 1035 | 2023 | 1608 | 1198 | 942 | 777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 223 | 349 | 466 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 75 | 7 |
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