Bondo Kodi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at this stretch of coast.

We’ve got a run of surf coming in, but it’s a bit of a slow burner at first. For the first few days, the swell is around 4ft to 4ft, coming from the SSW and SW. The problem is that the wind is cross or cross-onshore for most of the early sessions, and the forecast is calling it "marginal". The water is a warm 79°, and the temperature anomaly is only -0.4°, so it’s right on the money for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The first real standout is Saturday morning, August 1st. The wind drops to completely glassy, calm. The swell is 4ft from the SSW with a period of 16 seconds, which is a solid groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 1302 (moderate to strong). That’s a clean session for experienced surfers. The swell is not massive, but the glassy conditions will make it feel like a dream.

Then, Sunday morning, August 2nd, is another beauty. The wind is glassy again, a slight air from the east, and the swell has bumped up to 6ft from the SW, still with a 16-second period. Combined energy is 1689 (strong). That’s excellent surf for experienced surfers – clean, lined up, and with some push.

The following week, from August 3rd to the 5th, the swell holds around 5ft to 6ft, but the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, so the quality drops. It’s still surfable, but not the standout.

Then we get into some bigger stuff. Thursday morning, August 6th, sees the swell jump to 8ft from the SSW, period 17 seconds, and the combined energy is 3266 (strong). That’s a proper swell, but it’s cross-shore wind, so it’s a bit messy. The conditions are on the edge of being too big for beginners – over 5ft, it gets tricky.

The biggest pulse comes in on Friday, August 7th, and Saturday, August 8th. Friday afternoon has 10ft SSW swell with an 18-second period and combined energy of 5017 (very strong). That’s big, powerful, and long-period. This is expert territory only. The wind is cross-shore, so it won’t be clean. Saturday afternoon, August 8th, is a bit more promising: 8ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, but the wind is cross-offshore and light, giving clean conditions. The combined energy is 2794 (strong). That could be a solid session for experienced surfers.

After that, the swell drops back down to the 6ft to 8ft range for the second week, with cross and cross-onshore winds, so nothing to write home about.

The best sessions on offer are clearly Saturday morning, August 1st, and Sunday morning, August 2nd, for that glassy, clean, long-period SW groundswell. The south swell direction is a good match for the optimum SW direction for this point break. The crowds are marked as "sometimes", so you might have some company, but it’s not a circus.

Overall, we’ve got a solid run of swell, but the wind is the key. Nail the glassy mornings, and you’ll score.

Rusty.

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