Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in with the outlook for Fish Boma. It’s gonna be a wild ride over the next couple of weeks, with some epic potential but also some serious grunt that’ll only be for the brave.

Alright, so the water’s running a bit cold for this time of year, sitting at about 59°F with the anomaly being a couple of degrees cooler than normal. Not freezing, but you’ll want the full wetsuit.

We start the period with a waiting game. Monday the 24th is a bit of a dud with weak, marginal surf. But hang tight, because things get cooking from Tuesday the 25th. The swell is already pumping up to a solid 8ft from the SW with a period of 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell with good energy. The wind is onshore though, so it’s gonna be a bit messy. If you’re an experienced surfer, you can find something, but not the highlight.

The real standout window opens Thursday morning, August 27th. This is your session. The swell is a clean 6ft from the SSW, and the wind is dead glassy. That’s the kind of morning you wake up early for. The conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers, and that’s the call. The water will be clean and the waves will have proper shape. The crowd can also show up here sometimes, so be ready to share, but it’ll be worth it.

After that, the swell holds through Friday the 28th with clean winds, and there’s another shot of glassy goodness on Sunday the 30th with a 7ft SW swell. That morning will be magic again.

But the forecast gets wild later. By Wednesday, September 2nd, a massive pulse of swell is predicted to hit. We’re talking 15ft to 20ft of SW swell. The energy is absolutely pumping. The wind is a strong cross to cross-onshore breeze, making it messy and dangerous. This is strictly for chargers with big-wave balls only. For the rest of us, it’s a pass.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th is absolute monster territory with 18ft to 20ft swells. The wind is cross-on, but the window on the morning of the 4th is lighter. Still, the data says it's too big for the break, so unless you’re towing in, sit this one out.

The wave energy stays strong but begins to fade into the second week. By the 8th of September, the swell drops right back to a smaller 4ft, and the winds get tricky. There’s less quality on offer then.

So, for the best bet: get in the water on Thursday morning, August 27th for that glassy, shoulder-high SW groundswell. That’s the good stuff.

Rusty.

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