Surf Forecasts:
Bunkers surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 552 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bunkers this week:
The surf forecast for Bunkers over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bunkers in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bunkers over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the same forecast, but in feet and miles per hour.
We're only looking at Bunkers, and the first week is a real grind. Don't get your hopes up for the early days.
The one day that shines is the morning of Friday, September 11th. We're looking at a clean 3ft swell from the SW, with a dreamy 16-second period. That's proper groundswell with some serious push. The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it'll be a bit textured, but this is the best we're going to see. The rest of that first week is just small and choppy.
Now, hold onto your hat, because Thursday, September 17th, things get *heavy*. The swell jumps to nearly 10ft from the WNW, but it's a short-period 12 seconds, and the wind is howling cross-onshore. The energy is enormous, but the conditions are poor. This is expert-only territory. That 10ft wave is way too big for beginners, and the wind will chop it up into a bumpy mess. The following days stay in the 6ft to 10ft range, but the wind never lets up. It's a lot of water moving, but it's not going to be fun for the average surfer.
The bottom line: the best session is that Friday morning, the 11th. Small, but clean and with real power. The big stuff later on is a brute that only the die-hards should even think about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 532 | 382 | 474 | 411 | 405 | 301 | 330 | 229 | 369 | 216 | 210 | 265 | 235 | 216 | 246 | 350 | 476 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.39m | 6:52PM2.16m | 9:47AM1.50m | 8:12PM2.18m | 10:38AM1.64m | 9:24PM2.22m | 11:19AM1.77m | 10:27PM2.25m | 11:55AM1.91m | 11:23PM2.23m | 12:28PM2.02m | 00:15AM2.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM-0.03m | 12:32PM1.11m | 2:35AM-0.10m | 2:01PM1.09m | 3:38AM-0.18m | 3:19PM0.98m | 4:32AM-0.23m | 4:24PM0.80m | 5:17AM-0.22m | 5:20PM0.60m | 5:58AM-0.16m | 6:10PM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 437 | 260 | 206 | 186 | 142 | 405 | 301 | 113 | 167 | 369 | 216 | 200 | 250 | 183 | 216 | 157 | 149 | 173 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 427 | 532 | 382 | 474 | 411 | 126 | 112 | 330 | 229 | 158 | 161 | 210 | 265 | 235 | 88 | 177 | 350 | 476 | 427 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NNW 7 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 79 | 98 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 92 | 83 | 48 | 47 | 117 | 183 | 51 | 246 | 177 | 157 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 85 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 806 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 109 | 86 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 72 | 0 |
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