Bondo Kodi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming up for Bondo Kodi. This is a point break, exposed to the SW, and it's got a fairly consistent run of swell on the cards. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

We’ve got a solid run of SW groundswell coming through, starting from Wednesday the 2nd of September. The first few days are a bit of a mixed bag with the wind. Wednesday morning the 2nd, we’re looking at 8ft of SW swell with a very long 17-second period, packing a punch (2936 combined energy). The wind is a light cross-on, so it’s workable, but not glassy. The afternoon gets a bit messier with a cross-offshore breeze.

The next few days through to the 7th see the swell sticking around, mostly in the 6ft to 7ft range, but the wind turns cross-on and occasionally onshore, keeping things choppy. The energy is moderate to strong (values between 932 and 3574), but the quality suffers. Friday morning the 4th has a brief window of clean 5ft swell with offshore wind, but it’s small.

The real standout, if you ask me, is the first half of the second week. Look at Tuesday morning the 8th of September. You’ve got 4ft of swell, but the period is a massive 19 seconds – that’s very long-period groundswell. The energy is still strong (2236), and while the wind is a light cross-on, that long period at a point break like this will mean lined-up waves. It’s a bit inconsistent, but the quality will be there for the patient surfer. For the best of the best, though, I’m looking at Wednesday the 9th morning. It’s 8ft of SW swell (16-second period) with strong energy (3365). That’s expert territory for sure, but it’s a proper, powerful groundswell. The wind is moderate cross-shore, so it’ll have some texture, but the power is undeniable.

The later part of the second week, from the 12th onward, the swell drops back a bit and the wind remains largely cross-on or cross-shore. The energy is still there, but the conditions are never quite perfect. The 14th of September has a morning of 6ft swell with a light offshore, but it’s a 15-second period, so it’ll be clean, just not as powerful.

Overall, nothing is perfect, but there’s a lot of swell to play with. The 8th and 9th of September are the ones to watch, but be aware the 9th is only for the experienced crew. The rest of the time, you’ll be fighting a bit of chop.

Rusty.

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