Bunkers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s get real about Bunkers for the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a mixed bag, with a few bright spots if you’re willing to wait.

Starting out Wednesday morning, we got some waist-high, 5ft swell with a short 8-second period. The wind is light but cross-onshore, making it a bit crumbly. The energy is weak at 578. Water temp is 58°, right around normal for this time of year.

Thursday morning cleans up a little with some 3ft, long-period groundswell (17s) and light onshore wind, but it’s small. The afternoon sees the swell jump to 6ft, but the wind picks up and goes cross-on, making for a poor, choppy mess. You can skip that.

Friday is more of the same—some size early (6ft) but the onshore wind is there and the period is short. The afternoon gets worse with a 20 km/h cross-on breeze.

Then we get to the standout of the first week. Saturday morning (Bunkers) is the one. The wind goes glassy, with the swell hanging around 3ft but with a solid 15-second period from the southwest. The energy is moderate at 595, and that glassy surface will make it clean as a whistle. For a beginner-friendly break, this is the pick of the first few days. It’s small, but the conditions will be the best you’ll see for a while.

Saturday afternoon drops off a bit, and Sunday and Monday are mostly blown out by cross-onshore winds and short-period, junky swell. Monday afternoon sees the wind really pick up, with a 7ft cross-on mess. Not surfable for a paddle.

We then go through a mellow stretch where the swell drops right off and it’s mostly small, long-period leftovers mixed with light winds. From Tuesday the 16th through the 22nd, it’s pretty quiet. There are some days with 1ft to 3ft of swell and light winds, but it’s mostly marginal. The energy is low.

Now, for the second week, there’s a more promising window. Around the 23rd, we see a pulse of new northwest swell building. Wednesday the 23rd sees 6ft to 6ft of mixed-period swell, but it’s still a little cross-on.

The real standout for the whole forecast is Thursday, September 24th. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The morning has a solid 10ft of northwest swell with a 10-second period, and the wind is light and onshore. But it's the afternoon that looks proper – the swell bumps up to 12ft, and the wind goes glassy. The energy reading jumps to 3118, which is strong, and the comment says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers.” This is a big, powerful day. This is not one for the beginners. Over 8ft is expert territory. This will be big, clean, and has the potential to be a proper session for those who know what they’re doing. The northwest direction is right in the exposure wheelhouse for Bunkers, and with the glassy wind, it should be holding well.

So, to sum it up: the first Saturday is your small-wave, clean option. The second Thursday is the big, powerful standout—just be ready for the size. The in-between is a lot of average, small, and wind-affected surf. It’s a bit of a wait, but that late September day looks worth it.

Rusty

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