Bunkers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me take a look at this stretch of coast for you.

Straight up, looking at the 16-day window, it's a bit of a grim stretch for Bunkers. We’ve got a run of mostly poor to marginal conditions, with a couple of small windows that might be worth a look, but nothing to get overly excited about. The first standout is right at the start on Sunday morning, July 5th, but it's a case of "take what you can get." The wind is cross-on from the West at 6 mph, which is light enough that it won't completely mess it up. The swell is 5 ft coming from the NNW with a period of 8 seconds, so it's short-period windswell, not the cleanest stuff. The combined energy is a moderate 690. It's rated for beginners, but at 5 ft, it's edging towards a bit much for absolute groms. The water temperature is not noted as being unusual, so call it average for this time of year.

Sunday afternoon, the wind gets a bit stronger and turns more onshore from the NW at 9 mph. The swell jumps to 7 ft, still short-period, but the energy climbs to 1076 (moderate to strong). It's listed as an onshore wind, which means it'll be lumpy and not much fun for a paddle. For the rest of the first week, from Monday July 6th right through to Friday July 10th, it's a mess of cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions. The swell doesn't build with any quality; it just stays rough.

The best chance of something clean happens on Wednesday morning, July 15th, into Thursday July 16th. We get a WNW swell sneaking in. On Wednesday morning, there's 3 ft at 12 seconds from the WNW. It's still cross-on from the NNW at 9 mph, but that's a light breeze, so it's rideable. The real kicker is Wednesday afternoon where we see a very long period swell of 2 ft at 21 seconds. That's a pure groundswell. A period that long means it will have a lot of energy for its size, but at a beach break like Bunkers, it could be a bit too straight and tricky. The combined energy is moderate, at 574. It'll be fat and slow, but clean, with light cross-on wind (6 mph). Thursday morning, the swell is 3 ft at 19 seconds, energy of 901, and the wind is still light and cross-on. For a beginner-friendly break, this long-period stuff is about as good as it gets in this window, but only if you're a patient surfer.

Then from Friday July 17th onward, it gets choppy again with moderate breezes. The 16-day run ends with Sunday morning July 19th showing 4 ft from the NW at 11 seconds, but the wind is onshore from the NW again. The very last record on Monday July 20th shows a spike to 8 ft from the NNW, but with an 8-second period and onshore wind. That size is expert-only territory with that short period – a real washing machine.

In short, the first week is a waste of time unless you're desperate for a paddle on Sunday morning. The second week holds a couple of days (15th and 16th of July) where the long-period groundswell arrives, offering clean but fat waves for the patient surfer. Everything else is just choppy, wind-blown junk. For a spot that's fairly consistent, it's a poor run, but forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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