Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about what’s on the table for Clovelly Bombie over the next 16 days. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: this stretch looks rough for most of it, but there’s a couple of windows that might just fire for the ready crew.

Right now through the end of July, we’re looking at a whole lot of flat to tiny stuff. Swell is barely a whisper, mostly under 1 ft, and the energy is weak (read: combined energy mostly under 15). Winds are all over the place—sometimes offshore, sometimes not—but it just doesn’t matter when there’s no push. Don’t even think about paddling out unless you’re desperate for a float. That’s a solid 6-7 day gap of nothing worth mentioning.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild to report.

Then we hit Saturday the 1st of August. Things finally show some life. Saturday morning sees a jump to 7 ft from the SSE at 9 seconds, with combined energy hitting 617. That’s moderate energy, but the wind is cross-off from the SSW at 25 km/h, keeping it clean. Still, the rating’s low because the period is short and there’s lulls. Not a standout, but it’s the first real pulse.

The real standout, the one you want to mark on your calendar, is Sunday the 2nd of August. Clovelly Bombie is looking at 6 ft from the SE at 11 seconds, combined energy of 843 – that’s solid moderate-to-strong wave energy. Morning wind is light offshore from the W at 10 km/h. That’s glassy, clean, and punchy. This is a reef break that handles a longer-period SE swell well, and with the wind out of the west, it’ll be peeling. This is the best on offer, no question. It’s an advanced-only wave, and it’s inconsistent – so don’t expect a set every minute, but when they come, they’ll be proper. Crowds are only sometimes an issue, so if you’re early, you might have it to yourself.

Monday the 3rd still has some leftover energy – 5 ft SE at 10 seconds in the morning, combined energy 423, with light cross-off winds from the NNW. It’s clean and surfable, but not quite the quality of Sunday. Afternoon gets messy with cross-onshore NE wind.

After that, we drop off hard. From Tuesday the 4th onward, it’s back to small, weak, and mostly unrideable. There’s a tiny bump on Sunday the 9th of August with 4 ft SSE at 10 seconds and light cross-off wind, giving clean conditions and combined energy of 280. It’s okay, but nothing special.

Bottom line: the only true standout is Sunday morning, 2nd August. Be there early, bring your big boy board, and be ready for a clean, solid reef session. Everything else in this window is either flat, weak, or blown out.

– Rusty

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