Surf Forecasts:
Bombo Beach surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, S swell with 324 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bombo Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bombo Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bombo Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bombo Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for Bombo Beach over the next 16 days.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty quiet run ahead. We've got a long stretch of small, ordinary surf with a few glimmers, but nothing that's gonna get the blood pumping for a while. The first few days are all below 3 feet, and honestly, most of them are just "surfable" at best. The combined swell energy is mostly weak, nothing to write home about.
There's a bit of a gap in decent quality until we hit Monday the 7th of September afternoon. That afternoon, a quick pulse of 4ft swell from the NE (period 7 seconds) with cross-offshore winds from the NW at 9 mph shows some promise for clean but short-period waves. The water temp is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.
Now, the only real standout in this entire forecast is a *big* one, but it comes with a massive caveat. On Wednesday the 9th of September, we’re looking at a serious spike. The morning session shows a glassy 10ft swell from the S with a period of 10 seconds and a *huge* combined energy – that’s serious power. The wind is glassy, dead calm. Sounds perfect, right? Wrong. This swell is predicted to be too big for Bombo Beach, pushing it well into expert-only territory and likely closing out completely. The afternoon drops to a still-chunky 8ft from the S, but the wind turns onshore from the E, making it a mess. This is definitely a session for the big-wave crew only, if it's even rideable.
After that, it falls away again into tiny, small surf for the second week. The 13th of September has a clean little 3ft from the NE with light offshore winds in the morning, but it's barely a ripple. The rest is a mixture of small swell and onshore or strong winds.
So, to wrap it up: there's very little on offer. The only thing that's genuinely interesting is that massive, possibly unsurfable swell on the 9th of September. For the rest of us, it's a waiting game. Keep an eye on it, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 59 | 52 | 31 | 157 | 45 | 102 | 77 | 46 | 25 | 69 | 65 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.33m | 10:44AM1.40m | 10:58PM1.22m | 11:29AM1.41m | 11:52PM1.11m | 12:23PM1.40m | 00:59AM1.01m | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:21AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.41m | 3:48AM0.95m | 3:53PM1.46m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.19m | 4:59PM0.28m | 5:02AM0.26m | 5:57PM0.31m | 5:47AM0.33m | 7:06PM0.34m | 6:41AM0.41m | 8:26PM0.34m | 7:51AM0.46m | 9:47PM0.29m | 9:09AM0.47m | 10:57PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 28 | 73 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 157 | 45 | 102 | 41 | 46 | 25 | 69 | 65 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 4 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 98 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 108 | 20 | 8 | 59 | 52 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 67 | 38 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 2 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 6 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NE 6 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 14 | — | 77 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
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