Bombo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, your local surf reporter. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Bombo Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, it’s not looking like a classic run for Bombo. The first few days are a bit of a mixed bag with small, short-period southerly swell and some tricky winds. The water temp is sitting around 64°, which is pretty much where you’d expect it for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The pick of the week is Thursday morning, the 13th of August. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the south, with a light WSW breeze that’s cross-offshore. Wave energy is moderate (284), and the conditions are set to be good. This is the standout session for the first week – get in the water then.

Friday morning the 14th is glassy with a 4ft southerly swell, but it’s a bit ordinary. The swell period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a bit weak and won’t have much push. Still, it’s surfable.

Saturday morning the 15th sees a bit more size at 6ft from the south, with a clean cross-off SSW wind. That’s borderline for beginners being over 5ft. The energy is strong (453), but it’s still short-period, so expect a bit of a close-out section on the beach.

After that, we hit a dry spell. From Sunday morning the 16th right through to the 19th, it’s mostly poor surf with cross-onshore winds and choppy, messy conditions. Not worth paddling out for.

Wednesday the 19th and Thursday morning the 20th offer a little relief – glassy, 4ft to 4ft east swell, but the energy is weak (151–156) and it’s just ordinary, surfable waves. Nothing to write home about.

Then the long-range forecast. Saturday the 22nd afternoon has a clean 4ft swell from the ENE with a cross-off NNW breeze, and the energy jumps to 351 (moderate). It’s marginal, but worth a look if you’re keen.

The real standout in the second week is Monday morning, the 24th of August. We’ve got a 6ft south swell, a clean cross-off SSW wind, and the energy is strong (896). The period is 11 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell – that’s going to have some punch. This one’s for the experienced crew, as it’s over 5ft. It’s a bit far out, so promising but not locked in just yet.

Tuesday morning the 25th is clean again with a 3ft south swell, but it’s small and weak. And then Thursday morning the 27th sees a 5ft southerly swell with a cross-shore wind and strong energy (515), but the wind is from the NNE, so it’s a bit choppy.

Overall, the best on offer is Thursday morning the 13th for the early week, and if you’re holding out, Monday morning the 24th is the big one for the experts.

Rusty.

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