Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next week and a half is a tough slog around Clovelly Bombie. This is a deep-water reef that needs the right combo of size, direction, and glass to light up, and for most of this outlook, it’s just not getting it. The swell is small, the wind is messy, and the scores are low. But don’t write it off completely – there’s a very promising window late in the period that could be the real deal. It’s one of those classic waiting games where you’ve gotta be patient. Let’s walk through it.

We start off on Thursday the 6th of August with a tiny 0.7ft easterly swell and a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 10. That’s basically a flat day. There’s a gentle offshore breeze in the morning keeping it clean, but there’s nothing to ride. By the afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-onshore and it’s choppy, with the swell only bumping to 1.0ft. Not worth paddling out.

Friday the 7th shows a little pulse – we get a 2.0ft SSE swell with a 10-second period and 80 combined energy. It’s surfable but very ordinary, with a gentle offshore making it clean in the morning. If you’re desperate you could get a few, but it’s not firing. The afternoon turns into a poor onshore mess.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are a write-off. Swell is tiny, 1.3ft to 3.0ft, and the wind is all over the place – cross-shore, cross-onshore, even some light rain on Sunday. The combined energy stays under 140, which is way too weak for this reef. Don’t bother.

Monday the 10th brings a jump in size – 5.6ft in the morning and 3.6ft in the afternoon, both from the ENE, with a 9-second period. The combined energy spikes to 480 and 203, which is moderate. But here’s the catch: the wind is a strong offshore from the west at 25 mph, which sounds good but it’s actually blowing so hard it makes paddling into these waves a nightmare. It’s clean but hard to get into. The score says poor conditions, and I agree – it’s not fun.

Tuesday the 11th through to Friday the 14th of August is a long, flat stretch. The swell drops back to 1.3ft to 1.6ft with periods around 10 seconds, and the combined energy is mostly under 110. The wind is mostly offshore or clean, but there’s no wave to surf. It’s a dead period. Saturday the 15th teases with a 2.3ft ENE swell in the morning and 154 combined energy, with light offshore wind and clean conditions. It’s surfable but very ordinary – you’ll be scratching for knee-high rolls.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday the 16th of August is the one to circle on the calendar. We get a solid 7.2ft to 8.2ft easterly to ESE swell, with an 11-second period, and the combined energy is massive – 1951 in the morning and 2269 in the afternoon. That’s very strong wave energy, and it’s a proper groundswell. The wind is absolutely glassy, dead calm, with light rain. That’s the dream combo for this reef. The description says “excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers,” and I’m pumped about it. This is a top-shelf day for advanced surfers only – the size is over 8ft, so it’s expert territory. The swell direction is from the east and ESE, which lines up perfectly with the optimum ENE direction for Clovelly Bombie. It’s going to be steep, hollow, and dangerous. If you’ve got the skills, this is your day. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, no major anomaly to report.

Monday the 17th

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