Surf Forecasts:
Clovelly Bombie surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, SSE swell with 359 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Clovelly Bombie in the next 16 days are 1.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clovelly Bombie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Clovelly Bombie over the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be straight with you, it's a tough stretch. This is a spot that needs everything to line up just right, and for the most part, we're looking at a whole lot of nothin' for a while. The first real chance of a wave doesn't even show up until Tuesday the 25th of August, and even then it's a gamble.
Alright, so the run starts. Sunday the 23rd is a write-off... don't even bother. We've got a cross-onshore breeze chopping up a small 3.3ft swell. Same story for Monday the 24th. Just no love. There's a three-day gap of junk here. Things finally get a pulse on Tuesday the 25th afternoon. We've got a 4.9ft NE swell and a light cross-offshore breeze swinging in from the North. That's your one and only highlight for this first week. The wind cleans it right up and you might get a couple of fun ones. Swell energy is moderate, sitting at 330. But remember, Bombie is an advanced reef that's inconsistent and rarely breaks. It's a specialist wave. This swell, being from the NE isn't the optimum ENE direction for this place, but the size and clean wind makes it the best on offer.
Wednesday morning the 26th, the wind turns offshore from the SSW, but the swell drops right back to a meagre 3.3ft. It's clean but weak. After that, it's back to small, messy, and onshore slop for the rest of the week. Friday the 28th morning has a glimmer of hope with a 2.0ft SSE groundswell and a 11-second period, and it's clean. But the size is just too small for a place like this. Saturday the 29th looks marginal.
Then we hit the second week and it gets real grim. Swell sizes just bottom out. From Tuesday the 1st of September right through to Monday the 7th, it's a full stretch of tiny waves – 0.9ft to 1.6ft. The wind is often offshore or clean, but there's simply no energy to push a wave through. That combined energy figure drops to 16 at one point, which is basically nothing. You could stand out there and watch the ocean do nothing. For a fickle wave like Bombie, this is a pretty normal, quiet stretch.
Bottom line: if you've got the skills and the patience, keep an eye on Tuesday afternoon the 25th of August. Nothing else in this 16-day window is worth paddling out for.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 22 | 83 | 54 | 206 | 126 | 222 | 136 | 130 | 100 | 78 | 54 | 52 | 90 | 95 | 359 | 223 | 193 | 164 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | on | off |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.39m | 6:30AM0.99m | 6:26PM1.45m | 7:07AM1.06m | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:42AM1.13m | 7:40PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:50AM1.28m | 8:52PM1.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:55AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:45AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 202 | 39 | 89 | 94 | 62 | 108 | 136 | 130 | 100 | 78 | 324 | 190 | 279 | 93 | 359 | 223 | 193 | 164 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 7 | 118 | 6 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 52 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 62 | 48 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 13 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | 18 | 41 | 36 | 95 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 83 | 54 | 206 | 126 | 222 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
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