Bondo Kodi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down this run of surf for Bondo Kodi. It’s a mixed bag of a stretch, with a couple of real standouts and some lumpy, powerful stuff in between that will sort the men from the boys.

We start this Saturday morning with the water temp at a normal-for-the-season 79°, so no dramas there. It’s glassy, and there’s a clean 4ft SSW swell rolling in with a 16-second period. The energy is moderate (1303) but it’s got proper push. The point will be working, but this is an advanced wave, so keep that in mind. It’s a nice, sessionable size.

The afternoon breeze puts a bit of ripple on it, and the swell bumps to 5ft. It’s still okay, but the morning is the go.

Sunday morning is glassy again, with the swell up to 6ft and more energy behind it (1676). Decent, but the real gem is sitting there waiting.

Monday morning, the 3rd of August, is the first standout. The swell is a clean 6ft, the period is 15 seconds, and the wind has gone light and cross-offshore. That’s the recipe for a perfect point break session. The energy is still in the moderate range (1243), but the conditions are pure. If you’re only getting one surf in this first week, this is the one.

The rest of the week is a bit of a grind. Tuesday morning is still glassy with 5ft, but the afternoons get choppy with the cross-shore. Wednesday and Thursday stay in that 5ft to 6ft zone, but the winds are less favorable. It’s surfable, but not the clean lines of Monday.

Then the swell builds big. By Friday the 7th, we’re at 8ft, and the energy is strong (3602). But the wind is turning cross-onshore, making it lumpy and challenging. The weekend keeps that 7ft to 8ft range, but the wind stays on the cross.

The biggest pulse of the whole run hits on Tuesday the 11th of August. That’s a 10ft swell with an 18-second period. The energy readings are at 6059 – that’s serious, powerful swell. This is experts-only territory. The long period can make things a bit straight, and the afternoon winds are going to chop it up. If you’re not 100% comfortable in heavy, powerful waves, sit this one out and watch from the cliff.

It settles down quickly after that. Wednesday the 12th drops to 7ft and turns glassy in the morning – a good recovery session. By Thursday the 13th, it’s fading fast, down under 3ft by the afternoon.

But hold on, there’s another one on the radar. Saturday the 15th looks like a cracker. The swell rebounds to 6ft with an 18-second period, and the wind is glassy again from the west-southwest. That’s your second standout. Clean, solid, and with good energy (2721). It’s a different vibe from the monster mid-week swell – more about quality than just raw power. This one is about a week and a half out, so treat it as promising, but not a done deal.

Sunday the 16th wraps it up with 7ft but the wind is up again, so less of a draw.

So, the two to circle on the calendar are Monday morning the 3rd and Saturday morning the 15th. The stuff in between is either too small, too lumpy, or too big and onshore to be truly great. The big one on the 11th is for the brave, but don’t expect perfection.

That’s the rundown. Keep your eyes on the forecast and the tide, and I’ll see you out there.

Rusty.

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