Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what the next sixteen days are shaping up like for Clovelly Bombie. I'll be straight with ya—it's a pretty bleak stretch for this spot, with a whole lot of waiting around.

The first real glimmer of surfable waves doesn't show up until Wednesday morning, August 19th. Before that, it's a write-off. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are a complete mess with a cross-onshore breeze and weak, short-period swell chopping everything up. Tuesday the 18th is flat and ordinary.

So, we kick things off on the Wednesday morning, August 19th. The swell is a little 4 ft from the Southeast, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 179, but the wind is glassy—a light NNW airflow. That means the surface will be clean as a whistle. It's surfable, but it's small and the waves aren't going to have much punch. Just a chance to get wet.

Thursday morning, August 20th, the swell drops further to 3 ft from the ESE, with a 6 second period and weak energy (73). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNW, keeping it clean. Same story—small, weak, but clean. Friday morning the 21st is similar: 3 ft from the ENE, 7 second period (82 energy), and a clean cross-offshore breeze. Nothing to get excited about, but you could catch a little ripple if you're desperate.

Saturday morning, August 22nd, sees the best wind of the early run. A moderate offshore from the WSW, 12 mph, cleaning up 3 ft waves from the ENE (7 seconds, 57 energy). The waves are still tiny, but that offshore wind will hold them up a bit. For a complete beginner, this might be okay, but it's not the Clovelly Bombie we all dream about. For the rest of the first week and into the second, it's flat. The swell just vanishes, with waves dropping to 1 ft and then 0.7 ft from Sunday the 23rd right through to Wednesday the 27th. That's a solid 5-day gap with nothing worthwhile.

Now, we get a little flicker of life on Thursday morning, August 27th. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the SSE with a 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 346. The wind is a fresh offshore from the W at 19 mph. This is the standout of the entire outlook. That long-period groundswell, offshore wind, and a moderate amount of energy in the water means Clovelly Bombie could actually show its teeth. This is for advanced surfers only—4 ft with that period and offshore wind will be a proper, powerful wave. It's a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it, but this is the one day that's got potential.

After that, the swell fades again. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th offer small, weak, clean conditions, but nothing to write home about. By Sunday the 30th, we're back to tiny waves and a poor outlook.

To wrap it up: the water temp is about average for the time of year, no big anomaly. Clovelly Bombie is a reef break that's inconsistent, so these long flat spells are part of the deal here. If you're a kitesurfer, some of those moderate cross-shore days with a bit of swell might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, the only real shot you have is that Thursday morning, August 27th. Circle it on the calendar, but don't hold your breath on the rest.

Rusty.

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