Bullies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the Bullies. We got a slow start, but there's some proper juice lining up if you're patient. Right now, the water temperature is sittin' at 58°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a real tease. Tuesday morning (18th August) we've got a 4ft SSW groundswell with a very long 17-second period, but that 16 mph cross-offshore breeze from the NNE makes it a bit of a wrestle and the energy is weak (995). It's clean, but marginal. Tuesday afternoon cleans up with a light offshore from the NNW, dropping to 3ft, and it's glassy. Still, the swell energy is low (753). Wednesday and Thursday are more of the same – knee-to-waist high clean waves, but nothing to write home about. There's a gap here in quality.

Then things start to get real. Friday morning, the 21st of August, that's when it wakes up. We've got a 6ft SSW groundswell with a solid 14-second period and light cross-offshore wind from the west. The energy is strong (2407), and it's clean. This is proper advanced-level stuff. Saturday the 22nd gets bumpy and a bit chunky for the average punter with that 8ft to 8ft swell, but the winds are messy.

Now, here's the standout: Sunday the 23rd of August. This is the one you circle on the calendar. Morning brings a 7ft SSW groundswell (14-second period) with a light cross-offshore from the NNE, and the energy is pumping (2530). It's clean. But the afternoon… oh, the afternoon. Glassy as a mirror, with a 7ft SSW groundswell stretching out to a 16-second period. That combined swell energy hits 3736, which is serious power. This is the window for the experienced crew. The wind is dead calm, the lines will be long and clean from that SSW direction – exactly what Bullies likes. It's fairly consistent here too, but expect a crowd, because this kind of Sunday afternoon session doesn't stay a secret.

Monday the 24th still has some clean, dropping swell in the 5ft range with glassy conditions in the morning. Tuesday the 25th brings lighter 4ft to 5ft SSW swell with clean offshores, but the energy tapers off. Wednesday the 26th is a write-off with 19 mph cross-offshore winds making it tricky.

There's another bump up around the 27th and 28th of August, but the winds are more cross-shore or onshore, so the quality drops. It's big, with a 10ft SW swell on the 27th morning, but that 10-second period is short and the cross-chop makes it lumpy. That sort of setup at Bullies starts looking more like a kite-surfing playground than a paddle session.

Late in the run, on Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd of September, we get another taste of the good stuff. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is a real promise: a 6ft SSW groundswell (16-second period), glassy conditions, and an energy reading of 1408. Then the afternoon is even better – 6ft, glassy, and that energy rockets up to 3302 with a perfect SSW direction. That's another one for the diary, but it's a long way out – keep an eye on it.

Overall, the best bets are Sunday the 23rd of August afternoon for the full-on glassy, powerful session, and then keep Wednesday the 2nd of September in the back of your mind as a possible late-summer treat.

Stay salty,
Rusty

Read more