Blue Bowls Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Blue Bowls.

Alright mate, Blue Bowls is the only game in town for this stretch, so we’re looking at one spot for the whole 16 days. The outlook is a bit of a mixed bag. The water’s sitting at about 85°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for the time of year, nothing wild there.

The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 20th has clean-looking 3ft swell but those southerly winds are straight onshore, and the report says poor, so don’t bother. Tuesday the 21st is similar, just onshore junk. Wednesday the 22nd is still messy with cross-onshore winds and a risk of thunderstorms; the 6ft SE swell has a short period of 8 seconds, so it’s all chop.

Now, Thursday the 23rd is where things start to turn. The swell stays around 5ft from the SSE, period bumps up to 9 seconds, and the wind goes light cross-offshore from the NNE. That’s clean. The energy hits 759 (moderate), and this is the first real window. You’d get some fun ones.

Friday the 24th is a beauty. Morning glass-off with no wind, just a slight air, and a 3ft SSW groundswell with a 13-second period. That’s a long-period swell, so it’ll wrap in nicely at this reef. Clean, glassy, and that longer period means better shaped waves. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, but on a Friday morning you might get a sneaky session.

Saturday the 25th repeats the magic. Glassy conditions again, with the swell picking up to 5-5ft from the SE at 10 seconds. Energy is solid at 685 (moderate). This is your best bet for the whole run – clean, fun-sized waves, and the wind is totally off your back.

Sunday the 26th is a bit of a split. The morning has a light cross-onshore breeze that’ll mess it up, but the afternoon glass-off makes it worth waiting for. 5ft SE swell at 11 seconds, energy up around 836. The afternoon session could be really good.

Then we hit a dry spell. Monday the 27th through Tuesday the 28th is onshore winds and poor conditions again. Don’t even look.

Now, here comes the weird part. Wednesday the 29th of July sees a new swell pulse – 4ft from the SSW but with an *18-second period*. That’s very long-period groundswell. Energy jumps to 1533 (strong). But the wind is onshore from the SE, so it’s poor surf conditions for paddle surfing. This kind of long-period energy on a reef? Could be epic if the wind swings, but as it stands, it looks more like a kiteboarding setup than a surf session. Thursday the 30th is similar – big energy (1723-1861) with onshore winds.

Friday the 31st sees the swell holding at 6-6ft from the SSW, 15-16 second period, and the wind drops to a light cross-onshore. Still not perfect, but the energy is massive (1946). This is big, powerful stuff – over 5ft so it’s not for beginners, and at nearly 6ft it’s pushing into expert territory. Expect some heavy, lined-up waves but with that slight wind bump.

Into the first week of August, the swell slowly drops. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd have cleaner but weaker conditions, with the Tuesday the 4th showing another long-period (21 seconds) SSW swell. That’s a 20-second period swell, which is incredibly long. It’ll produce super clean lines at this reef but sets will be few and far between. Energy is 1312-1670, so plenty of grunt, but the wind is light and onshore or light cross-on. Again, a kite surfer’s dream.

Best on offer: Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are the standouts. Clean, glassy, fun-sized swell, and the wind is perfect. Go then.

Catch you on the takeoff,
Rusty

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