Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's lined up for us at Fish Boma.

The next couple of weeks look pretty solid, with a lot of action to get your board wet. It kicks off with a bit of a building trend, but you'll want to be picky about the conditions.

The water temperature is sitting at about 64°F, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year. Nothing too crazy, just normal winter temps.

The first decent window is Monday the 20th morning. We're looking at a solid 6ft swell rolling in from the SW, with an 11 second period. This is a nice groundswell, but more importantly, the wind is glassy from the W at just 3 mph. That's a major positive – the lineup is going to be clean. The combined swell energy is chunky at 1127 (moderate), so there's some proper push behind it. Good for experienced surfers looking for a quality session.

Tuesday the 21st morning is the real standout early on. The wind goes dead calm, glassy as anything, with a 6ft SSW swell and a long 14 second period. The energy jumps to 1695 (moderate). That long period means the waves will have some serious shape and power – ideal for this reef setup. It's a bit more advanced, so if you've got the chops, this is your window.

We then get a few days of onshore crud, so wait it out.

The absolute highlight of the whole run is Friday the 24th morning. This is the one. We’ve got an 12ft SSW groundswell with a very long 15 second period. The energy is pumping at 5225 (strong) – that’s serious power. And the wind? Glassy from the ESE at just 3 mph. It's going to be big, clean, and perfect. This is expert territory only – way too big for beginners. If you are an experienced surfer, this is the session.

Saturday the 26th offers a couple of nice windows. Both the morning and afternoon have glassy conditions with a 6ft SW swell around 11-12 seconds. The energy drops back to a manageable 878-924 (weak to moderate). It's a great day for a step down from the Friday beast, still clean and fun with a smaller crowd.

There's a rougher patch mid-week from the 27th with onshore winds, but things clean up again from Thursday the 30th morning with a 6ft SSW swell and clean conditions.

After that, Sunday the 3rd of August morning looks excellent. Light offshore wind from the N at 3 mph, with a 6ft SW groundswell at 14 seconds. The energy is solid at 1307 (moderate). Clean, lined-up waves with no wind messing them up. That's a proper send-off for the forecast period.

So, to keep it simple: if you're skilled, your two best bets are Tuesday the 21st morning for that clean, powerful long-period swell, and the absolute all-star session on Friday the 24th morning for the big, glassy, expert-only bombs.

Rusty.

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