Surf Forecasts:
Clovelly Bombie surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, E swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. 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 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 9s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clovelly Bombie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about Clovelly Bombie for the next 16 days. This is a reef break that's exposed to the swell, but it's an inconsistent spot that rarely lines up right. To be honest, the whole window is looking grim. There's a massive gap of poor, weak surf from now right through to nearly the end of the month. The swell energy is pathetic for most of it.
Starting out Monday afternoon, 17 August, we've got a tiny 3 ft swell from the ESE at 7 seconds. The energy is weak (85), the wind is cross-on, and it's choppy. Tuesday the 18th is the same story—3 ft, cross-on, poor. Wednesday morning the 19th cleans up with a 2 ft swell at 10 seconds, but it's still puny with weak energy (137). Surfable but nothing to get excited about. The rest of that week is all knee-high dribble.
The second week doesn't get any better. From the 23rd through the 27th of August, we're seeing max 2 ft slop with no power to speak of. The energy readings stay in the double digits. The wind gets strong—up to 25 mph on the 29th and 30th—but the swell is only 0.7 ft, so it's pointless.
The only thing with any pulse is Monday 31 August afternoon. A 7 ft swell from the SSE at 9 seconds hits with a strong energy reading (600). That's a legit bump. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, making it lumpy and messy. Then Tuesday 1 September morning the swell goes to 4 ft from the SSE with a better 12-second period and even stronger energy (716), but the wind shifts light onshore from the east, and it's called marginal.
Bottom line: nothing here is worth paddling out for. The one spike in size gets hammered by the wind. Leave the board in the rack. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 102 | 82 | 210 | 83 | 23 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 51 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:17AM1.05m | 12:55PM1.29m | 1:13AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:24AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:46AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | 4:56AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.35m | 5:38AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.42m | 6:14AM0.39m | 7:34PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | 7:52AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | 11:09PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.37m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | S 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 55 | 210 | 39 | 23 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 102 | 82 | 6 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 30 | 24 | — | — | 22 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 3 | 15 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 213 | 226 | 810 | 208 | 14 | 77 | 2 |
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