Surf Forecasts:
Clovelly Bombie surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with 878 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Clovelly Bombie this week:
The surf forecast for Clovelly Bombie over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Clovelly Bombie in the next 16 days are 2.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clovelly Bombie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Clovelly Bombie. This is a heavy, advanced-only reef slab that only wakes up when things line up just right. It’s an inconsistent beast, so you can’t just rock up and expect it to be working. The good news is that there’s a tight window of real quality on offer, but it’s surrounded by a whole lot of flat or blown-out nothing.
The stand-out session is hands down Friday morning, September 11th. We’ve got a solid 5ft swell out of the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds, packing moderate wave energy (509). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the WSW at 6 mph, which will keep the surface clean and the faces lined up. That is proper Bombie territory – a big, powerful wave. Water temp is 64°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. If you’ve got the skills, that’s the time to be in the water.
Now, the forecast gets a bit skinny after that. Saturday morning, September 12th, offers a smaller 4ft swell from the SSE, but it gets interesting because of a 12-second period and glassy conditions with a light NW breeze at 3 mph. The wave energy is still moderate (484). It’s not as heavy as Friday, but with that clean, glassy face, it could be a really fun, walled-up session.
But then things drop off. We run into a long dry spell. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Wednesday, September 23rd, the swell is tiny – well under 3ft – and the winds are mostly messy, onshore, or cross-onshore. For over a week and a half, the Bombie just won't have the size or the conditions to hold up. It’s a pretty grim run of poor surf.
There is a flicker of hope late in the period. Friday morning, September 25th, shows a pulse of 4ft swell from the SSE with an 11-second period, generating strong wave energy (598). But it’s listed as marginal due to questionable tides, and the wind is light cross-shore. It’s a promising-looking pulse over a week and a half out, so keep an eye on that forecast as it gets closer, but don’t book your flight just yet.
In short, if you want a proper session at the Bombie, you’ve got two mornings to pick from: Friday the 11th for size and power, or Saturday the 12th for glassy, cleaner lines. Everything else in the 16-day window is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 367 | 271 | 343 | 71 | 129 | 27 | 27 | 190 | 39 | 57 | 240 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 724 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.56m | 8:45AM1.41m | 8:56PM1.46m | 9:22AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | 9:59AM1.44m | 10:17PM1.22m | 10:36AM1.42m | 10:59PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.37m | 11:45PM0.98m | 12:02PM1.30m | 00:41AM0.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.17m | 2:36AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:32PM0.18m | 3:41AM0.19m | 4:18PM0.23m | 4:13AM0.28m | 5:04PM0.29m | 4:46AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.37m | 5:22AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 492 | 367 | 271 | 343 | 225 | 145 | 113 | 135 | 78 | 39 | 82 | 106 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 11 | E 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | E 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 35 | 122 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 104 | 116 | 13 | 48 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | — | 4 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 17 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 190 | — | 57 | 240 | 1 | 25 | 1555 | 1602 | 2586 | 2608 | 1138 | 724 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 2 | 2 | 490 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 139 | 856 | 713 | 172 | 91 | 139 | 0 |
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