Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of flatness and poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up. Let’s get into it.

The only spot that even gets a mention is Clovelly Bombie, but it’s a tricky one. This is a reef break that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks, so you’ve gotta be patient and experienced. The first surf worth paddling out for is on Sunday morning, August 30. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds, so the energy is weak (93). There’s a light WNW cross-offshore breeze, so it’s clean, but the waves are small and ordinary. Not a standout by any stretch.

Monday morning, August 31, sees a drop to 1ft from the SSE, but the period jumps to 15 seconds – that’s a long period groundswell, which can be okay here, but again, the energy is weak (91). The NNW cross-offshore is light, keeping it clean, but it’s still just surfable, not exciting.

The rest of the forecast is a write-off. From Tuesday, September 1, through to the end of the window, there’s a mix of tiny swell, onshore winds, and no energy. Tuesday afternoon brings a 4ft NE swell with a period of just 5 seconds – that’s short period and weak (103). The wind is cross-offshore, but the wave quality is poor. After that, it’s mostly 0.3ft to 1ft with poor conditions, onshore winds, and choppy water. The combined energy barely reaches double digits. There’s a couple of days in early September with offshore winds, but the swell is just too small to care about.

The best of the lot is probably Sunday morning, August 30, or Monday morning, August 31, because at least the wind is clean and it’s rideable. But honestly, nothing here is a standout. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, not a shocker. If you’re a beginner, don’t bother – the swell is tiny, not over 5ft. For experts, this is a waiting game.

We’ve got a gap of nearly two weeks with no real recommendations from the end of August through to mid-September. It’s a dry spell. For a reef break that’s already inconsistent, this kind of blank run is more normal for the area. Hang in there, forecasts can change, but right now, there’s not much to get excited about.

Rusty.

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