Bunkers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at Bunkers. It’s a slow starter, but there’s some decent size later on if you can wait through the slop.

The first real chance comes Tuesday morning, September 15th. We’ve got a 8ft swell from the NNW, period hanging around 8 seconds – nothing flash. Wind is onshore from the NNW at 6 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 892. It’s marginal, but it’s the first window with any real push. That afternoon the wind picks up and it goes to rubbish.

Wednesday, September 16th is better. Wednesday morning has a 8ft swell from the NW, still 8 seconds, but the wind is onshore from the NW at only 6 mph, and the energy is moderate at 895. By Wednesday afternoon the wind drops right off to 3 mph from the NNW, still onshore but glassing up. Swell eases a touch to 7ft. Still marginal, but the cleanest so far. For a beginner spot like Bunkers, anything over 5ft is pushing it for learners.

Thursday and Friday, September 17th and 18th, are back to smaller, wind-affected junk with swell dropping to 5ft and 4ft, cross-shore winds, and moderate energy. Not worth it.

Then comes the standout. Saturday morning, September 19th. This is the one. Swell is tiny, only 2ft, but it’s a long-period 18-second groundswell from the SW. Combined energy is moderate at 433, and the wind? Dead glassy. For a break exposed to the west, that SW swell with glassy conditions will make the small waves peel clean. The size is perfect for beginners, and no wind chop. Crowds are “sometimes,” so you might see a few folks, but it won’t be a zoo. This is your best session of the whole run. Just be aware that an 18-second period can make waves a little too straight at a beach break, but Bunkers handles it fine.

After that, it goes flat and messy for several days. From Sunday, September 20th through Tuesday, September 23rd, we’re looking at tiny 2ft to 3ft SW groundswell, but the winds are cross-onshore or onshore, and the energy is low to moderate. Skip it.

The next real window is Thursday morning, September 24th. Swell jumps to 7ft from the NW, with an 11-second period. Combined energy is strong at 1275. Wind is light cross-onshore from the NNW at 6 mph, keeping things pretty clean. This is solid size – over 6ft, so it’s expert territory. The 11-second period gives good energy and shape. Friday, September 25th holds similar 7ft NW swell with light cross-onshore wind in the morning and cross-shore in the afternoon. Both days are marginal but offer the biggest, most powerful surf of the run. If you’ve got the skills, Thursday and Friday are your days.

After that, the swell backs off to 4ft on Saturday, September 26th and 4ft on Sunday, September 27th, with onshore and cross-onshore winds. The last kicker is Sunday afternoon, September 27th, when a 6ft NW swell with a 13-second period shows up, but the wind is howling cross-onshore from the north at 16 mph, and the energy is strong at 1336. That’s a blown-out mess.

To sum it up: the absolute standout is Saturday morning, September 19th – glassy, tiny, long-period groundswell, perfect for a relaxed session. For the big-wave crew, Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th offer the most size and power, but expect the crowd to be “sometimes.”

Signing off, Rusty.

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