Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, Thursday the 3rd is the only day in the first week with anything worth paddling for, and even that’s for experienced surfers only. You’ve got a solid 6ft swell from the WSW, with a 13-second period—plenty of energy in the water (combined energy 1151), but the wind is cross-off from the SE. It’s clean, but not perfect. After that, we hit a rough patch. From Friday the 4th all the way through Saturday the 5th, the wind goes absolutely ballistic—near gale to gale force offshore. Sure, it’s clean, but you’d be fighting just to get out the back, and the swell drops to under 3ft. Forget it.

Now, Sunday the 6th is where things get interesting. That morning, the swell jumps to 8ft from the SW, with a long 18-second period—serious groundswell energy (combined energy 3310). The wind is moderate offshore from the ESE, making for clean, chunky waves. This is big, powerful stuff: over 8ft means experts only here at Boneyards, so don’t take it lightly. The afternoon stays clean with a light cross-off breeze and a 7ft swell, but the period drops a bit.

After Sunday, the wind turns cross-onshore Monday and Tuesday, spoiling the shape. We get a few smaller, wind-affected days through the middle of the week.

The next true standout rolls in on Sunday the 13th of September. The morning kicks off with a solid 10ft from the SSW, 13-second period, and strong offshore wind—clean but a real paddle battle. The afternoon is similar, with the swell holding at 10ft and the period stretching to 14 seconds (combined energy 3659). This is big, powerful, and for experts only.

Then Monday the 14th of September morning—this is the pick of the whole run. The swell is still 8ft from the SSW, 14-second period, and the wind goes glassy—literally no wind, just a slight air. That’s about as good as it gets for a reef break like Boneyards. The water temperature is 58°, which is 3° colder than usual for this time of year—so a bit of a chill, but nothing crazy.

After that, the wind gets messy again for the rest of the second week. There are some tempting-looking 7ft to 8ft SW swells, but they’re mostly cross-onshore or just too windy to recommend.

So to sum it up: the best windows are Sunday the 6th morning, and then Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th morning. If you’re experienced and hungry, those are the sessions to chase.

Rusty.

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