Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – for the next week and a half, Clovelly Bombie is pretty much a no-go. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with only a couple of brief, marginal windows. The whole setup is looking pretty average for a paddle surfer. Don’t get your hopes up too early.

The first real glimmer of life doesn’t show up until Sunday the 13th of September. The morning sees a 4ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate, reading 264. It’s a cross-shore wind from the NNE, and the wave comment calls it marginal. It’s something, but it’s not going to be a standout.

The pattern continues with mostly messy, onshore winds and small chop through the following week. The swell stays small, and the wind is all over the place. The 14th of September has a couple of clean-ish mornings with a 3ft SSE swell, but it’s still only marginal.

Now, here’s the bit that’s got me a little excited. The real story is the end of the forecast period. On Friday the 18th of September, things get serious. The morning brings a 13ft SSE swell with a 12-second period. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a massive 4961 – that’s very strong wave energy. The wind is cross-off from the NNW, and the wave comment says it’s for expert surfers. By Friday afternoon, it pumps up to 15ft, with the same SSE direction and a 12-second period, and the energy jumps to 5414. The wind goes light, cross-off from the NW, and the comment is “exceptional surf conditions for expert surfers”. This is the standout. Clovelly Bombie is a reef break, so this long-period groundswell will be proper. It’s going to be big, powerful, and not for the faint-hearted. This is for the experienced crew only, as it’s well over 8ft.

Saturday the 19th of September morning is still a big one, with a 8ft swell from the SSE, a 12-second period, and a combined energy of 2143. The wind is light and offshore from the W, and the water is clean. It’s excellent for experienced surfers, but still a big step down from Friday’s peak. The wind swings onshore by the afternoon, so the morning is the window.

Sunday the 20th of September morning has a 6ft swell from the SSE, 13 seconds, with a combined energy of 1200. The wind is light and cross-off from the N, making for clean conditions. It’s excellent for experienced surfers, but the size is dropping. After that, Monday the 21st of September sees the swell drop back to under 3ft and the cross-shore wind picks up, so it’s back to poor conditions.

The water temperature is sitting around 64°F, with a temperature anomaly of -0.5°F, so it’s about average for this time of year.

So, to sum it up: there’s a lot of flat and poor days ahead. The only real standout is Friday the 18th of September, with that massive, powerful swell. If you’re an expert and you’re chasing a serious session, that’s your day. The weekend after that has some solid, but smaller, leftovers. For the rest of us, it’s a long wait.

Rusty.

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