Bunbury Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag coming up for Bunbury Bay over the next couple of weeks. The week starts off with some solid, powerful groundswell and clean conditions, but things get a bit messy in the middle before a few more windows open up later. There’s one clear standout to get excited about.

The first solid run kicks off Monday the 7th of September. Bunbury Bay is picking up a long-period W/SW groundswell coming in at 6.6 ft with a 16-second period, and with light ESE offshore winds all morning, the surf is gonna be clean and lined up. The combined swell energy is pumping at 2194 (very strong energy), so this is proper grunty stuff—over 8 ft is expert territory, so this is for experienced surfers only. The wind stays offshore into the afternoon, with a 6.2 ft swell and 16-second period keeping the power up.

Tuesday the 8th still has size and juice, with 7.9 ft of WSW swell and 17-second periods in the morning. The offshore ESE breeze holds, though it’s a bit stronger at 25 km/h. The combined energy is huge at 3102. It’s still in the expert range, and with that very long period, it’ll be breaking a bit straight at a beach setup like this—better for those who know the bank. Tuesday afternoon stays clean with 7.9 ft and 16-second period, offshore SE wind, and energy at 2851.

Wednesday the 9th sees the swell drop to 5.9 ft, but the wind swings ENE at 30 km/h, cross-off but on the stronger side. Still clean, but the quality dips a notch. The energy is moderate at 1549. Thursday the 10th drops further to 3.6 ft, with light winds and clean conditions, but the swell is small. A bit of a lull settles in from Friday the 11th through Saturday the 13th. The swell bumps up but the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, making for choppy, poor surf. Saturday the 12th has 6.9 ft of W swell but with W cross-onshore winds at 25 km/h—rough and unruly.

Now, the real standout pops up on Monday the 14th of September. The morning brings 6.6 ft of W groundswell with a 14-second period, but the wind is light NE at 10 km/h, cross-offshore and glassy. The combined energy is strong at 1617. This is the pick of the period—clean, powerful, and well-shaped for experienced surfers. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Tuesday the 15th still has clean morning conditions with 5.2 ft swell and light S cross-offshore wind, energy at 990 (moderate). From Wednesday the 16th onward, the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore more often than not. There’s a brief spike on Friday the 18th with 9.8 ft of W swell, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy—no good for surfing, but with that size and messy wind, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The last few days from the 19th to the 22nd of September have waves but mostly poor wind and onshore conditions, though the 20th of September afternoon shows a clean window with 6.2 ft of WSW swell, long 18-second period, and energy at 4404 (very strong). Wind is light WNW onshore though, so not perfect.

Overall, don’t sleep on Monday the 14th—that’s the morning to be in the water at Bunbury Bay. Get in early.

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