Clovelly Bombie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright, mate, let’s be straight – we’re looking at a lean 16-day window for Clovelly Bombie. This is an advanced reef break that’s inconsistent to begin with, so this run of small, weak energy isn’t a huge surprise. Most of the period is a write-off, with a long gap of poor to ordinary conditions from now until late in the month.

It’s not until the morning of Wednesday, 19th August that we get a flicker. Clear skies, a light WNW cross-offshore breeze of 5 mph will keep things clean, and the swell bumps up to 2 ft from the ESE with a 10-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate at 143, but the wave height is tiny. It’s surfable, but you’ll be hunting for any kind of shape. The afternoon goes downhill fast with a 12 mph NE cross-onshore chopping it up.

Thursday the 20th is similar in the morning—clean again with a N breeze at 6 mph, but the swell drops to 2 ft from the E and the period shortens to a weak 6 seconds (energy only 59). It’s ordinary. We then hit a proper dead zone. From Thursday afternoon right through until Monday the 24th, the waves are consistently tiny with poor conditions.

Monday the 24th afternoon brings a rare spike. The swell jumps to 5 ft from the S, but the period is a short, weak 5 seconds, and the wind is onshore from the ESE at 6 mph. Combined energy is a moderate 155, but it’s likely to be a messy close-out. Not one to get excited about.

The real standout, if you can call it that, comes on Tuesday, 25th August. The afternoon brings the biggest swell we’ll see: 5 ft from the SSE with an 11-second period. Combined energy hits a strong 703, which is the most juice in the whole window. The wind is light onshore from the E though, and with that longer period and an onshore breeze, the Bombie might be a sloppy mess. It’s marginal at best.

The last week of August into September offers some clean mornings, particularly Saturday the 29th with a 3 ft ENE swell and a light NW cross-off, but the period is only 6 seconds and the energy is low at 75. On Monday the 31st, we get a nice offshore from the W at 12 mph with a 1 ft, 12-second period, but again, tiny.

Forget the beginners on anything over 5 ft – that Tuesday the 25th is the only time we hit that height, and it’s not a beginner-friendly spot. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Bottom line: there’s no true standout. If you’re desperate, the Tuesday 25th afternoon has the most power, but expect bumpy conditions. Otherwise, choose a clean, small morning and be happy with a few knee-high runners. This is one for the patient locals only.

Rusty.

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