Zoo (Bull Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's be real about the next couple of weeks. It ain't gonna be one for the storybooks, but there are a few moments when the ocean might just give us a little something to work with.

The outlook starts with a bit of a wait. The surf we're seeing for the coming days is pretty average, and there's a stretch where it looks like the ocean just can't make up its mind. We're looking at a few days of waiting before we get anything that could be considered a proper wave. But trust me, it's not all doom and gloom.

The main window we're eyeing is around Saturday, August 15th. We're looking at Zoo (Bull Bay) with a solid 8ft of ESE swell. It's got a period of 9 seconds, and the wave energy is strong, to say the least, sitting at 1920. But here’s the catch: it's a bit cross-on, and the forecast mentions "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." It's not going to be perfect, but that's the biggest pulse we see. The water's sitting at a warm 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. There will be some juice in the water, that's for sure.

The rest of that first week is a bit of a letdown. The swell drops back, winds stay cross-on or onshore, and the energy just isn't there. We're seeing a lot of days tagged with "poor surf conditions" which is a polite way of saying it'll be a bit of a mess. The period drops, the energy levels go from strong down to weak and moderate, and nothing really lines up. There's a brief pulse up to 7ft on Monday morning, but the energy is only a fraction of what we saw on Saturday, and the wind will still be messing with it.

We go through the middle of the week with small, weak surf and persistent cross-onshore winds. The period stays low, and it's just not worth getting too excited about. It's the kind of stretch where you check the cam, see the white wash, and decide to do something else with your day.

Now, if you're willing to wait, the following weekend has a little something. Around Saturday, August 22nd, we get a 7ft pulse with an 8-second period. It’s still cross-on, but the energy is moderate. It won't be the big, clean day we hoped for, but it's another sign of life. After that, things go pretty quiet again.

Further out, around Saturday, August 29th, we've got a real wildcard. The swell is small, only 4ft, but the wind is looking glassy in the morning. That's right, glassy. For a spot like Zoo, that's a massive positive. It might be small, but clean and small beats messy and big any day. The energy will be weak, but the lack of wind could make it the most surfable session of the whole run. It’s a long way out, so don't book your flights, but keep it in the back of your mind.

Overall, it's a sketchy forecast. The bigger swells are accompanied by poor winds, and the clean windows are tiny. The call from me is that nothing here looks truly epic. The best options are the bigger, messier swells on the 15th and 22nd, but the cleanest waves might just be the tiny, glassy ones on the 29th. We take what we can get.

Stay tuned, keep an eye on the cams, and maybe have a backup plan. This is Rusty, signing off.

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