Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, your local surf reporter, dialing in from the beach. Let’s get into it.

The swell window is lighting up for a solid run across the 16-day outlook, starting with a bit of a choppy Tuesday that you’ll want to sit out on. The energy really starts to build from Wednesday morning, with a nice, clean mid-period groundswell from the southwest pushing in around 6ft and an excellent 13-second period. The water temp is sitting pretty much average for this time of year. From Wednesday onward, it’s a story of classic winter swells with some real standouts.

The real standout window is the morning of Saturday, August 2nd, and the early part of the following week. Let’s break it down.

Fish Boma (reef): This is where the action is. Wednesday morning, July 29th, is when things get exciting. The swell is a solid 6ft from the SW with a 13-second period, and we’ve got clean conditions with a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the east. The combined swell energy is a solid 1346 (moderate to strong). This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The water is about average warmth for this time of year.

Saturday morning, August 1st, is a special call. We’ve got a clean 7ft swell from the ESE, but the wind is absolute perfection: glassy, calm, zero. The combined energy is 992 (a strong pulse). It’s a beautiful setup for a reef break, offering long, peeling walls. Expect crowds, as it’s a spot that can get busy, but for that quality, it’s worth the company.

The next major pulse comes in Monday, August 10th, with a glassy 6ft easterly swell, and then Tuesday, August 11th, is a genuine pulse for the experts. A 10ft SW groundswell with a 12-second period hits with glassy conditions in the morning. The combined energy reads 2650 (very strong). That’s a big, powerful wave – strictly for the experienced crew.

There’s a sizeable gap in the middle of the second week, with some messy, windy days from August 6th through the 8th, where the swell gets big and blown out (10ft+ with strong cross-onshore winds). That’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle-surfing one. The surf returns to good form by the 10th.

The long-range stuff on August 12th is a nice 8ft swell from the SW, but it's a little less certain. The tail end of the window shows a 10ft SW swell on August 11th is the big, final standout for the experts.

So, if you’re an intermediate and up, Wednesday the 29th and Saturday the 1st are your best bets. Experts, mark your calendar for Tuesday the 11th. It’s going to be a good run.

Rusty.

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