Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's get into it. I've been looking at what's coming up for Boneyards, and while it's not a total washout, it's gonna take some patience to score a decent wave. The overall picture is up and down, with a lot of wind to deal with before things tidy up.

First off, the water temp at Boneyards is sitting at 57.6°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a good wetsuit.

Looking at the start of the window, around Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th, we've got a messy combo. There's a weak 4.3ft SW swell with a 12-second period on Monday morning, but the wind is a strong 18.6 mph cross-shore from the north, making it lumpy. The combined swell energy is weak (583). Later Monday and into Tuesday, the swell jumps, but wind stays awful, hitting 24.9 mph from the NNW, tearing it all up. No good.

Wednesday the 16th is where things start looking a bit more interesting. It’s still not perfect, but the wind shifts to a clean cross-off from the SSE. The waves are picking up too. Wednesday morning we've got a solid 8.2ft swell from the SW at 13 seconds, with strong combined wave energy (4111). The commentary says clean but the quality is only marginal due to tide. This swell is getting big though – well over 8ft, so that's expert territory only at this reef. Wednesday afternoon drops to 6.6ft, still clean but windy.

Thursday the 17th is frustrating. The waves are still 7.9ft from the SW in the morning, clean, but a screaming 28.0 mph cross-off wind means the face is going to be tough to paddle into. That wind stays strong through the end of the week.

For a standout, I'd have to look further ahead to Monday the 28th of September. The morning session looks like the pick of the entire 16-day run. We get a 4.6ft SW groundswell (13-second period) with gentle 9.3 mph offshore winds from the ESE. The water is going to be glassy, and the combined energy is a solid (1126). The forecast says "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers," and with that long-period groundswell, Boneyards as a reef break should handle it beautifully. This is where you want to be.

A couple of days later on Tuesday the 29th, we get another good one. The morning and afternoon both show 3.6ft SW swell with glassy conditions (3.1 mph wind from the NNW turning SE). That's clean, pushable surf, even if it's on the smaller side. The afternoon gets a score of "very good surf conditions".

So, to sum it up: the first week and a half is mostly blown out or too windy for comfort. Don't bother until at least the 20th, but you're waiting until Monday the 28th for the real highlight.

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