Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into the outlook for your local spot, Fish Boma.

The next 16 days start off with some promising, solid swell but the window of truly clean conditions is narrow. Most of the period is plagued by cross-onshore winds and challenging conditions for all but the most experienced. There’s a real standout early on, and then a few possibilities later, but you gotta pick your moments.

We kick things off on Monday 17th August with the best conditions you'll see for a while. The morning is glassy calm, with a solid 6.9ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 13-second period. The wave energy is high (1788), and it's delivering clean, powerful lines for experienced surfers. The afternoon stays glassy with a 6.2ft SW swell. This is it – the standout of the whole outlook. Get in the water because Monday is as good as it gets.

Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th see the wind swing cross-onshore, messing up the surface with small wind ripples. The swell stays strong, up to 8.2ft on Wednesday morning (energy 1890), but the chop makes it a tough paddle and the waves aren't clean. This starts a long stretch where the wind is just never quite right.

Thursday 20th August sees a big pulse, with the swell jumping to 11.5ft from the SSW (energy hitting 3987). That's big, expert-only territory. Unfortunately, it's still cross-onshore, so expect a bumpy, challenging session even for the experienced crew.

Finally, relief on Friday 21st August. The morning turns glassy again with a 7.2ft SW swell (1353 energy). The wind is slight, the surface is clean. It's not the size of Monday, but it will be a really fun, much cleaner day. The afternoon stays glassy with a 6.9ft SW swell. Another good window.

Saturday 22nd August starts to deteriorate as the wind picks up, and by Sunday 23rd August, a huge 13.1ft SSW swell (5049 energy) arrives with a 14-second period. That’s a massive amount of energy, but the cross-onshore wind keeps it from being perfect. This is only for experts. The swell stays strong into Monday 24th August with an 8.2ft SSW swell (3436 energy), but it's still cross-onshore, so it's a lot of bumpy power.

The conditions then get more mixed. Tuesday 25th August has a tiny, weak 3.6ft S swell with a very long 22-second period. That long period will feel like barely a bump at most spots, but at a reef like this, it might produce some weird, slow lines. The energy is moderate (1655) for the period. Wind is cross-shore.

Another sizable pulse arrives on Wednesday 26th August with an 8.2ft SSW swell from a 16-second period (3826 energy). But the wind is cross-onshore and gets stronger in the afternoon, turning it into a choppy mess. Not recommended.

The final week of August and into September is mostly weak, onshore, and messy. There's a lot of junk. A couple of days late in the month have some small swell, but rain showers and strong winds (up to 19 mph) on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August will make conditions truly poor for surfing (energy around 1366 to 1823). That stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Looking way ahead, Tuesday 1st September brings a decent 8.2ft SSW groundswell from the 14-second period (2931 energy) with a clean, cross-offshore wind. That’s a promising, long-range possibility, but it's a long way out.

So, the big picture: Monday 17th and Friday 21st August are your best bets. Monday is the standout for clean power; Friday gives you another, slightly smaller, glassy session. Everything else in between is a battle with the wind.

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