Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. We’re looking at a 16-day window and, honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burner at Boneyards. The start of the period is rough – Thursday and Friday, the 13th and 14th of August, the wind is a mess, cross and cross-onshore, making for bumpy, choppy conditions. Not worth paddling out for. Saturday the 15th is where we start to see some light. The wind swings around to a light cross-offshore, cleaning things right up, and we’ve got a solid 6ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a nice 13-second period. Combined swell energy is moderate at best (1300), but the wave quality should be there. Both morning and afternoon look clean, with that cross-off breeze. This is the first real standout.

But the true gem? That’s got to be Monday the 17th. Glassy conditions in the morning, dead calm, with an 8ft swell from the WSW and a 13-second period. That’s a powerful groundswell, pushing strong to very strong wave energy (2528). It’s a solid step up in size – definitely not for beginners, but for experienced surfers, this is the moment. The wind is absolute zero, the swell has grunt, and Boneyards, with its reef setup, will handle that long-period energy well. That morning session is the pick of the whole outlook by a long shot.

After that, things back off. The wind gets messy again mid-week, and by the 20th, we’ve got a strong offshore breeze that makes the waves hard to get into, even if they are clean. The swell drops right down to 4ft to 5ft.

From the 21st to the 23rd, it’s a mixed bag. The 22nd (Saturday) has another chance – a 7ft SW swell with 14-second period and clean cross-off winds in the afternoon. That’s another good window for experienced surfers, with moderate wave energy (1789) backing it up. But again, size and power mean it’s not for the faint of heart.

The last week drops off significantly. Swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft with fresh to strong offshores that make paddling tough. It’s clean, but small and hard work. Right at the very end, on the 28th (Friday morning), we get one more big pulse: a 10ft WSW swell with a 15-second period, glassy conditions, and very strong wave energy (4807). That’s a huge set, for experts only, and it’s over two weeks out, so a bit of a long-range tease. Keep an eye on that one.

Right now, if you’re paddling out, the best bet is Saturday the 15th for some fun, clean waves, or I’d be waiting for that glassy Monday the 17th for the real juice. Boneyards is an inconsistent reef, so when it fires, you want to be there. And for a spot that’s sometimes crowded, those clean days could draw a few heads.

- Rusty

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