Bullies Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Bullies Surf Guide

Bullies in South Australia - East Coast is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. There is no beach break as well as left and right hand reef breaks. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Bullies Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bullies:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bullies occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Bullies (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bullies with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in July while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Bullies surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bullies Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 19:59 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Bullies look like?

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Tides at Bullies

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 4 km from Bullies.

Next High Water: 01:23am | 0.66m

Next Low Water: 11:05pm | 0.65m

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Bullies Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Bullies is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 14.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite