Bombo Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Bombo Beach.

Honestly, the start of the week is a bit of a washout. Monday and Tuesday are blown-out and messy with onshore or cross-shore wind, lumpy waves, and nothing worth paddling out for. We’ve got a couple of days with no decent surf on offer to kick things off.

Things finally come together on Wednesday morning the 22nd. The wind swings offshore from the west at about 6 mph and drops right off, leaving the surface clean. Swell’s a modest 4 ft from the ENE with a 10-second period and moderate combined energy of 256. It’s not big, but it’s clean and surfable, and it’ll be a welcome change. Afternoon stays clean with a gentle offshore breeze.

Thursday the 23rd is small – only 2 ft with moderate offshore wind, but the energy drops below 100. There are waves, but they’re ordinary.

Now, Friday the 24th morning is a standout. Offshore wind from the west, light at 3 mph, and clean conditions. Swell jumps to 5 ft from the south, period around 8 seconds, and combined energy at 383. It’s got a bit of push and it’s clean – a great session for anyone. Saturday the 25th afternoon is also very solid: 5 ft south swell, 12-second period, good energy at 616, and a cross-off breeze. That groundswell will wrap in with some nice shape, especially for a beach break like Bombo, though the period is long enough to make for some bigger gaps between sets.

Sunday the 26th morning is still clean with a light cross-off and 5 ft south swell, but the wind stays decent. Monday the 27th morning is glassy – 3 ft south-southeast swell, 10 seconds, and clean as a whistle. That’s the kind of morning you get out of bed early for.

Then we go into a quieter spell late on the 27th through the 29th with onshore winds, choppy conditions, and smaller wave heights. Nothing to write home about.

But watch out for the 29th Wednesday afternoon – a solid 7 ft south swell with 8-second period and 825 energy, plus offshore wind. That’s got some grunt and should be a very good session for experienced surfers. Water temperature is about average for the time of year.

After that, things go big. From Thursday the 30th through the start of August, we’re looking at swells over 8 ft – even up to 13 ft – with massive combined energy in the thousands (up to 9314). That kind of power and size is only for experts at Bombo Beach. The wind is offshore but the swell will be too much for most. Saturday the 1st of August morning, though, could be excellent for experienced surfers: 8 ft south swell, long 11-second period, clean and manageable with that slight offshore breeze. There is also a window on Sunday the 2nd morning with 7 ft south swell and clean conditions. Into the first week of August, the size drops back a bit, and the conditions stay clean with cross-off winds and solid south swells around 6 ft on Monday the 3rd.

Overall, the best windows for clean, fun waves are Friday the 24th morning through the weekend, with the standouts being glassy Monday the 27th morning and the bigger, powerful Wednesday the 29th afternoon session for those who can handle it. The long-range big stuff is promising but less certain – still worth keeping an eye on.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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