Blue Bowls Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's coming up at Blue Bowls over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some windows where this place will absolutely turn it on.

We're looking at a solid run of south-southwest groundswell kicking off the weekend. The water temp is sitting at a warm 86°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing to write home about, just standard tropical warmth.

Alright, let's get into it. Saturday the 29th is when things start to build. We've got morning sets around 4ft from the SSW, but the wind is onshore from the south, making for messy conditions. The combined energy is strong as hell though, reading 1302. It cleans up a bit by the afternoon, but it's still cross-on. I'd probably give it a miss.

Sunday the 30th is where it gets interesting. The swell pushes up to 7ft in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon from the SSW, with a very long period of 18-19 seconds. The combined energy is massive – 3308 on Sunday morning, spiking to 3590 by the afternoon. This is proper groundswell. The wind is light and onshore from the SSE, which isn't perfect, but that energy is so clean and well-ordered that it'll still be good for confident intermediates. The long period means longer waits between sets, but the shape will be excellent on this reef.

Monday the 31st sees the swell drop just a touch to 7ft in the morning, still with strong energy (2510). The morning looks cleaner with a light onshore from the south, but the afternoon gets a bit of a cross-on bump. Tuesday September 1st is a standout – the swell is 5-6ft from the SSW, period at 15 seconds, and the wind goes near-still. That means clean, glassy lines. The energy is still strong at 1303, but the conditions will be beautiful.

Now, for the absolute pick of the entire forecast: Friday September 4th. This is the one to circle on your calendar. The swell holds at a consistent 6ft from the SSE, period around 10 seconds. The wind is glassy – completely calm or near-calm. The combined energy is 647, which is moderate but the quality will be through the roof. This is not a big, powerful day, but it will be pure, clean, and fun for any intermediate surfer. The offshore direction for Blue Bowls is NNW, and the swell is from the SSE, so it's a good match-up. Crowds are "sometimes" an issue here, but on a day this good, expect a few others to have the same idea.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September stay clean with light cross-off and glassy winds, but the swell drops to 5-5ft from the SSE. Still fun, but not the standout.

After that, there's a bit of a lull. From the 7th through the 10th, the swell drops significantly, going down to 2ft on Monday the 7th. There are some clean windows with glassy winds on the 7th afternoon (3ft from the SSW, 18-second period, energy at 632) but it's small. The 8th and 9th have a small uptick to around 3-5ft but with cross-on winds from the SSW, so it's not that inviting.

Things start looking up again from late in the second week. Friday the 11th of September brings a 7ft SSW swell with moderate energy (2336), but cross-shore winds will put a bit of a chop on it. It's rideable, but not pristine.

Overall, Blue Bowls has some serious juice on the weekend of the 30th and 31st if you don't mind a bit of wind, but the absolute diamond in the rough is that glassy Friday the 4th of September. Get on it.

Rusty.

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