Boneyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab your wettie, let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer at Boneyards. This is gonna be a bit of a wait-and-see situation with a decent pulse of swell building, but it needs the wind to play ball.

The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday morning is messy with a cross-onshore breeze and a lumpy 7ft SW swell, and it doesn't get much better through the week. The wind just won't let up, mostly howling from the southeast, making conditions marginal. You’ll see some solid size (8ft to 10ft) and a pile of energy, but it'll be choppy and hard work.

Now, Wednesday the 8th of July is a real standout. We get a magic window: glassy conditions first thing, with a clean 8ft SW swell running on a nice 13-second period. The energy is pumping, and that offshore wind early from the west is going to make the reef look perfect. This is the pick of the first week for an experienced surfer. The water temp is sitting at 60°F, which is about average for this time of year, so a spring suit is the go.

Boneyards is an exposed reef break, and it only breaks inconsistently, so it’s not a spot you can just turn up to and expect perfection. When it's on, it's on. Crowds are *sometimes* a factor here, so get in early to nab it.

The second week offers some serious promise, but it’s a longer-range call, so keep your fingers crossed. Thursday the 16th of July sees a jump in size, with a glassy 8ft SW swell in the morning looking incredible, and by the afternoon it’s up to 12ft from the SW with a 14-second period and massive energy. That afternoon has a bit of cross-shore wind, which takes the shine off.

The real highlight of the entire outlook is Friday, the 17th of July. Absolutely clean, glassy conditions with a massive 12ft SW groundswell (13-second period) and massive energy readings. This is a big, powerful groundswell that will march straight down the reef. For a spot like Boneyards, that’s a recipe for some deep, powerful barrels, but it's strictly for experts only at this size. If you’re not on your game, stay on the beach.

After that, it fades into smaller, less consistent surf towards the end of the outlook, finishing with a few small days with onshore wind.

The real pearls here are the glassy windows on the 8th and the massive clean day on the 17th – if the forecast holds, that's the one to circle on the calendar. Even though the energy readings are huge for the bigger swells, the long period means it’ll be a bit more forgiving for paddling out between sets, but the size still commands respect.

Rusty.

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