Bunkers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what we've got on the table for Bunkers. It’s a bit of a slow start, but there's some serious muscle coming our way if you can wait.

The first few days are a write-off, honestly. Monday the 31st through to Wednesday the 2nd of September are offering up nothing worth paddling out for – tiny, weak, and messy. You’d be better off waxing your board and staring at the wall. Just a flat, frustrating gap until things change.

Finally, Thursday the 3rd of September is when the ocean wakes up. A solid pulse of NW groundswell rolls in. Thursday afternoon sees clean 7 ft swell from the NW with an 11-second period, and the wind goes glassy offshore out of the NW. This is the real deal. The wave energy is pumping too, hitting a strong 1316. It's a bit punchy for beginners at that size, but for anyone with a bit of experience, the tide lines will be lined up. Friday the 4th looks similar, with even more energy at 1623 and clean 7 ft swell on the morning offshore breeze. That Friday morning window at Bunkers looks like the true standout of this whole forecast. Clean, offshore, and solid.

The swell backs off a touch over that first weekend, settling around the 3 ft mark but with a long 16-second period, meaning it’ll be lined up but a bit fat and walled at a beach break like this. The winds stay manageable, light and cross-on, so it’ll be okay for a longboard but not firing.

Now, hold onto your board shorts. There’s another pulse forecast for the second week. Tuesday the 8th of September brings a building NNW swell, and by Wednesday the 9th, we're looking at a big 10 ft to 12 ft NNW swell. That’s expert-only territory, boys. Way too much for anyone not well-seasoned, and with a short 8-9 second period, it’s going to be a bit of a washing machine at Bunkers. It’s big and powerful (combined energy up to 2443), but messy and really only for the brave or the kamikaze. That run of big swell hangs around through Thursday the 11th before fading out over the following weekend into some smaller, cleaner, but less exciting surf.

The water temp is 57°F, which is about average for this time of year, so a decent 4/3 wetsuit is the call.

So here’s the bottom line. The absolute best bet is Friday morning, September 4th. Get there early for the offshore WNW wind, clean 7 ft NW swell, and empty banks. That's your session. The Wednesday the 9th swell is a spectacle, but it's for experts only.

Stay stoked, and don’t be a kook.
Rusty.

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