Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – for the next week or so, it’s pretty flat and grim. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to recommend, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you’ll be waiting a while. The only spot that pops up in the whole 16-day window is Clovelly Bombie, a heavy reef set-up that’s strictly for the advanced crew. It’s inconsistent and often crowded – expect to fight for a wave, and even then, it only breaks on the right conditions.

The water temp here is sitting at 63°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing wild.

Now, let’s get into the dud run. From Saturday 29 August right through to Wednesday 10 September, it’s all poor surf conditions or tiny, useless waves. There’s a few mornings where it’s clean – like Sunday 30 August morning with a little 2ft swell from the SE and light cross-offshore wind, but honestly, it’s ordinary and not worth paddling out for. Monday 31 August morning has a 1ft swell from the SSE with a long 15-second period, but it’s just too small to do anything with. The period is long, so it’d be a slow, waiting game, but there’s no energy behind it (combined energy of all swells directed here: 91).

We get a couple of glassy moments – Wednesday 2 September afternoon sees glassy conditions but only 1ft from the ENE, and it’s still a no-go. Then Thursday 3 September morning has a clean offshore with 1ft – basically flat. This goes on and on. Saturday 5 September picks up a fresh 19 mph NW wind and a tiny 2ft NE swell, but that’s not surfable.

Now here’s where it gets interesting, but you gotta be patient. Mark your calendar for Thursday 10 September morning. This is the standout. Clovelly Bombie suddenly wakes up with a nice 6ft swell from the SSE, with a 12-second period – solid groundswell energy (combined energy of all swells directed here: 1071). The wind is glassy, no wind, so it’ll be dead clean. That’s a proper bomb set for experienced surfers only – anything over 8ft is expert territory, but 6ft on a reef like this will be a handful. The long period means the waves will be well-shaped with decent gaps between sets, making the paddle-out a bit easier. But fair warning: the afternoon turns onshore and messy, so it’s a morning mission.

Friday 11 September morning still has some leftover energy (4ft, SSE, 12 seconds, combined energy: 411) and light cross-offshore wind – clean and fun, but not as epic as Thursday. After that, it drops off again into tiny stuff from Saturday 12 September onwards.

So, the one true standout is Thursday 10 September morning at Clovelly Bombie – 6ft SSE groundswell, glassy glassy conditions, and a powerful reef wave for the experts. Get in early before the wind swings.

Rusty.

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