Bulli Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at the surf situation for Bulli Beach over the next few weeks.

Mate, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough run ahead. The swell energy is just not there. We're looking at a solid sixteen-day stretch, and honestly, it’s a long wait for anything worth paddling out for. For the first week or so, it’s all tiny dribble. The combined swell energy is mostly in the weak range, often well under 100 (like 87 to 40 in the first few days), so there’s just no punch. The water temp is sitting at 64.2°, which is about 1.1° warmer than average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The very first bit of hope, and I mean a glimmer, shows up on Tuesday the 18th. Tuesday morning has a little 3.3ft swell from the E, but with a short period of 7 seconds – that's just windswell, no grunt. The wind is glassy though, which is a major positive for clean conditions. The score is low, and the comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so don't expect much. It’s still a small window.

Wednesday the 19th morning looks a bit better for conditions, with a clean offshore N wind at 6 mph and a 2.0ft ESE swell. The period jumps to 10 seconds, which is a decent groundswell signal, but the size is tiny. The combined energy is moderate at 142, suggesting a little more push than the numbers show, but it’s still not going to be a proper wave. The wind is cross-offshore, so it will be clean.

Honestly, after that, we’re into a long dry spell. From Thursday the 20th all the way through to Tuesday the 1st of September, it’s a wasteland. There are days of glassy conditions or clean offshore winds, but the swell is consistently below 2.6ft with short periods (6-9 seconds) and poor quality. The combined energy drops to pitiful levels, like 20 or even 8. It's just flat.

This kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area when there's no proper swell train. It’s not a spot that stays good for long when the ocean goes quiet. Keep an eye on the long-range, but right now, don't get your hopes up.

For the absolute best on offer, and I’m scraping the barrel here, it’s still Bulli Beach itself.

- Tuesday morning, August 18th: The pick of a bad bunch. 3.3ft swell from the E, glassy wind. It will be clean but tiny and gutless.
- Wednesday morning, August 19th: 2.0ft swell from the ESE with a 10-second period and a clean cross-offshore wind. The energy (142) is moderate, so the little waves might have a bit of shape, but it’s still small.

No standouts here, boys. It’s a waiting game.

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