Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Clovelly Bombie over the next couple of weeks. This is a deep-water reef setup, so it's one for the experienced crew only, and it’s inconsistent – it doesn't fire all that often. Right now, we’ve got a big stretch of flat or poor conditions to get through. There's no real action until the morning of Monday, July 7th, so get ready for a solid week of waiting before anything remotely ridable shows up.

The surf window kicks off on Monday morning, July 7th. We've got a solid 8ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined wave energy is a whopping 2377. That’s a lot of power heading into the reef. The wind is a clean cross-off SSW breeze, so it'll look pretty clean. However, this is a big, powerful wave – well over 8ft – so it's strictly for experts. Don't even think about paddling out if you're not dialled in.

That same strong SSE swell (8ft, 10-11 secs) sticks around through Tuesday, July 8th and into Wednesday morning, July 9th. The energy readings stay above 1000, and the wind remains favourable (SW to SSW cross-off). Wednesday morning looks like the pick of this first run: a clean 8ft with light 9 mph offshore winds. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you'll want a good thick suit.

Things back off a bit on Thursday, July 10th with the swell dropping to 4ft in the morning, only to jump back to 8ft in the afternoon (energy 1559) with clean cross-off wind. Friday, July 11th still has decent 8ft SSE swell (energy 1044) but again, this is all expert territory.

The standout of the whole outlook looks like Saturday morning, July 12th. We've got a cleaner 5ft swell from the SSE, and the wind swings to a true offshore W at 9 mph. It's not huge, but it's the most user-friendly size and the glassy conditions will make it proper fun. The energy is still moderate at 384, so there's enough push for the reef.

After that, the swell fades fast. Sunday, July 13th drops to under 3ft, and from Monday, July 14th through to the end of the period (Sunday, July 20th), it's pretty much flat or tiny, with weak, short-period windswell and messy winds. There is a bit of bump on Saturday, July 19th (5ft from the E) but it’s poor quality and cross-shore. Not worth the paddle.

So, to sum it up: sit tight for the first week, then the period from Monday, July 7th to Saturday, July 12th offers the only real chance, with Saturday morning, July 12th being the one to circle on the calendar for the cleanest, most manageable waves. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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