Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our local patch – Fish Boma. We’ve got a proper run of surf coming through, so let’s get into it.

The week kicks off proper on Monday, September 7th, with a solid SSW groundswell. The morning is the pick of the early days. We’re looking at clean 7ft faces with that swell coming from the SSW, and a super long 14-second period. The wind is light and cross-off from the east, so the lineup is going to be tidy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on. The energy in the water is strong (2750), so you’ll feel that push. This is good for experienced surfers; the size is just a bit much for the beginners.

That afternoon the swell drops a touch to 6ft, but the wind goes cross-shore and it gets a bit more mixed up. Tuesday the 8th is a bit smaller again. The morning is glassy with a 5ft swell, but it’s coming from the east with a short 9-second period – less grunt. The afternoon sees a cleaner 4ft SW swell (12 seconds) but with cross-shore wind. Wednesday the 9th is a write-off with onshore wind and small, weak surf.

Now, Thursday the 10th is where it gets interesting again. The morning session is a gem. Glassy conditions, a solid 6ft swell from the SSW, and that period jumps up to a very long 17 seconds. This is proper groundswell energy (2057). It’s going to be powerful and walled up, so point breaks and reefs will be handling it best. It’s clean and glassy.

Friday the 11th is another good one for the early birds. Dead calm, glassy conditions with a 6ft SW swell and a 13-second period. That’s a great combo for a fun session. The energy is still strong (1438). Saturday the 12th morning is a bit of a blowy one, but the afternoon cleans up nicely with an 8ft ESE swell (8-second period) and clean cross-off winds. That short period makes it a bit crumbly, but it’s clean. Sunday the 13th morning is back to glassy with a solid 7ft SW swell and a 14-second period – that’s your classic Sunday session. Strong energy (2899).

Monday the 14th is small and mixed, but Tuesday the 15th is a standout. The morning is clean with 6ft from the SW, but the afternoon is the real deal. We’ve got a 10ft SW swell rolling in with a 16-second period and light cross-off winds. That’s big, powerful, and clean. The energy is very strong (3870). This is for the experienced crew only; it’s over 8ft.

Wednesday the 16th turns ugly with strong onshore winds. Thursday the 17th is messy with a big 10ft swell and onshore winds – that’s a kite-surfing day for sure. But then we hit Friday the 18th. This is the big one of the whole forecast. Friday morning is glassy with a 15ft ESE swell (9-second period). The afternoon goes ballistic: 16ft from the ESE, 10-second period, glassy, and the energy is massive (5473). This is for expert surfers only. Massive, clean, and powerful. It’s exceptional.

Saturday the 19th stays huge but gets onshore wind, so it’s a mess. Sunday the 20th morning is a nice clean-up with a 6ft SW swell and a 15-second period, glassy. After that, the last few days of the forecast fade into smaller, mixed-up conditions with onshore winds through Monday and Tuesday.

The best of the lot? It’s a toss-up between Friday the 18th afternoon for the absolute big-wave spectacle (16ft, glassy, insane energy) – that’s the one to circle on the calendar. For a more manageable but still epic session, Tuesday the 15th afternoon (10ft, clean, long period) is the other standout. Get in the water.

Rusty.

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