Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this run is a tough one for the Clovelly Bombie. It’s a deep-water reef that needs a solid push from the east-northeast to really fire, and for the next week, we’re just not getting it. The swell energy stays weak through most of this period, with a lot of small, short-period windswell and shifty cross-onshore winds making a mess of things. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Friday 21st kicks off with a tiny 3 ft east-northeast swell but it’s only pushing 45 units of energy (weak), and a northwest cross-off breeze is making it clean but gutless. That afternoon turns messy with a cross-onshore.

Saturday 22nd is a write-off – swell drops to 0.7 ft and only 3 units of energy. You’d be better off waxing your board for next week. Sunday 23rd is glassy in the morning, but with 1.0 ft and 12 units, there’s literally nothing to ride.

We finally see a pulse around Tuesday 25th with a 4 ft northeast swell pushing 158 units of energy (moderate), but the wind is cross-shore and lumpy. By Tuesday afternoon a WNW offshore shows up for clean 3 ft waves (90 units), but it’s still ordinary. Wednesday 26th morning is the first real glimmer: 3 ft east-northeast groundswell at 8 seconds with 143 units of energy (moderate), and a light WNW offshore breeze making it clean. That’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

From Thursday 27th through to Sunday 30th, conditions bounce between small clean waves and big onshore mess. Sunday 30th gets a 7 ft northeast swell with a massive 1013 units of energy (very strong), but it’s arriving with a fresh cross-onshore wind and rain – that much swell with onshore wind is just a washing machine. Too big for beginners, and the cross-on wind makes it ugly for everyone.

Now, here’s the standout. Monday 1st September morning – mark it in your calendar. We get glassy conditions with a light southwest breeze, and a 4 ft easterly groundswell at 9 seconds, pushing 293 units of energy (moderate). The swell direction (east) is a near-perfect match for the Bombie’s optimum east-northeast, and with glassy wind, it’s going to be clean and lined up. It’s not huge, but for this spot, that’s a solid session. Expect some crowds though – the word will be out.

The rest of the first week of September stays small and average, with a few clean windows on the 3rd and 4th but nothing that gets the heart racing. The long-period easterly swells (11 seconds) in early September are better shaped, but they’re still tiny.

So, overall: the first eight days are mostly a bust. The best wave on offer is that glassy Monday 1st September morning session. It’s not epic, but it’s the closest thing to good we’ve got. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too messy. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the Wednesday 26th morning is your next best bet.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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