Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got.

Overall, there is a solid south swell pulse coming in, and Fish Boma (reef) is the only break we need to talk about. It’s an exposed reef that loves that south in the direction, and for the first week or so, conditions are going to be a real mixed bag - some glassy windows, but also some wind. The standout window is clear: Monday the 21st of July is your day, no question.

Right now, Thursday the 9th of July morning is already on – we’ve got a solid 10ft SSW swell with a 14-second period, pushing some serious energy (3573 combined energy). But it’s a bit cross-on with a W breeze at 6 mph and cloudy. It’ll be lumpy, and the water temp is 62°, which is pretty average for the time of year. It’s more for the experienced lot at this size – over 8ft, so experts only. Thursday afternoon turns onshore from the SSW, so stay away.

Friday the 10th is where it starts to get good. The morning is glassy – WNW breeze at 3 mph and a glassy surface – with the same 10ft SSW swell (3130 energy). That’s clean, strong, and punchy. This is for experienced surfers. Friday afternoon stays glassy from the SSW as well, just a touch less energy. Beautiful.

Saturday the 11th is a step down – 8ft in the morning with a cross-shore ESE breeze, a bit messy. The wind picks up to 12 mph in the afternoon, and that 8ft swell gets a cross-off wind which cleans it, but it’s still not as good.

Sunday the 12th drops further to 5ft, and the energy is way lower (727). It’s clean with a cross-off E wind in the morning, and could be a nice smaller option. Monday the 13th goes glassy again, with a 4ft SSW swell (487 energy) – good for a log or a fun board, with no one around probably.

Tuesday the 14th is small. Morning is cross-on, afternoon goes glassy with a 3ft ESE swell (233 energy). Not much happening.

Wednesday the 15th is glassy all day, but the swell is tiny – 2ft to 3ft with a long 16-second period in the afternoon. That long period at a reef like Fish Boma could make it a bit walled and tricky, but for a small wave, it’s clean.

Then we hit Thursday the 16th of July – another big pulse. 8ft SW swell (2127 energy) and glassy in the morning. This is excellent for experienced surfers, and the wind is dead calm. Friday the 17th turns ugly with rain and a 9 mph cross-on wind, so skip it.

Saturday the 18th has a clean 6ft ESE swell (696 energy) with light ENE wind. Decent. Sunday the 19th ramps up again in the afternoon – 8ft WSW swell (1833 energy) with a cross-off E wind – that’s punchy and clean.

Now, Monday the 21st of July – this is the best of the whole run. It’s an absolute bomb. 12ft SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period and a combined energy of 6232. The wind is dead calm in the morning – glassy, offshore, perfect. This is for expert surfers only – it’ll be big, powerful, and very raw. The reef will hold it, but you need to know what you’re doing. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so there will be people, but with conditions like that, it’ll be worth the company. The swell direction (SSW) matches the optimum S direction nicely. This is the highlight.

After that, Tuesday the 22nd drops to 8ft with a cross-on wind, and the rest of the week stays in the 6ft to 8ft range with mixed conditions. Thursday the 24th of July morning looks clean at 8ft SW (2426 energy) with glassy conditions – another solid one for experts.

No other breaks are on offer. The gaps between the big days are filled with smaller, cleaner windows, so there’s always something to get wet if you pick your moment.

Rusty.

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