Zoo (Bull Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' for the next couple of weeks at Zoo (Bull Bay).

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the whole 16-day run. We’ve got plenty of swell on the way, but the wind just won’t play ball. From the get-go on Saturday the 1st of August right through to the 16th, it’s a near-constant slog of cross-onshore winds, mostly from the ESE, with nothing much to get excited about. The water temperature is sitting at 85°, which is about average for this time of year.

The first week is basically a write-off. We’ve got swell heights ranging from 5ft to 7ft, but the wind is a steady 9 to 15 mph cross-onshore, and the period is a short 8 seconds. That’s just choppy, messy, and frustrating. The combined energy is weak to moderate at best, sitting around 317 to 601, but with those winds, it’s all for nothing. The afternoon of Sunday the 2nd sees a bump to 7ft and 475 combined energy, but that steady cross-onshore wind kills it. The only half-glint of hope in the first week is the morning of Saturday the 8th. That morning sees a bump in combined energy to 1056 (moderate to strong), a 7ft swell from ESE with a little less wind – just a light breeze from the SSE – and that’s an “on” wind state, which might clean it up a touch. That’s the only real window, but with the period still at 9 seconds, it’s not going to be a classic.

The second week stays the same story, only bigger. From the 10th onward, we’re looking at 8ft up to 10ft of swell, sometimes an extra 6 mph of wind, and still cross-onshore. The combined energy ramps up on Tuesday the 11th morning to 2318, then again on Sunday the 16th morning at 2120 – that’s strong energy, but the winds are still a moderate breeze cross-onshore, so it’s just blown-out, lumpy, dangerous stuff only for experts. The period never gets over 10 seconds, so there’s no real groundswell quality. The few “marginal” surf forecasts on mornings like the 12th and the 16th are the only flickers, but they’re still cross-onshore.

There’s no standout here. No window with clean, glassy conditions. If you’re really desperate, the morning of Saturday the 8th is the only time you might get something semi-rideable, but keep the expectations low. For the rest of it, with that much swell and constant cross-wind at a beach setup, it’s more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. A long, frustrating forecast.

Rusty.

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