Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Fish Boma over the next couple of weeks. It’s a consistent reef break that handles a south swell, and we’ve got a decent run of clean waves if you pick your moments.

The overall pattern kicks off with a solid, long-period SSW groundswell that hangs around for a few days. It’s a proper deep-sea pulse with a period hitting 20 seconds at the start, which is a very long period. That means the waves will have heaps of energy and shape, but at a reef like this, it’ll lull between sets and then jack up nicely. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

We start on Wednesday the 12th. The swell’s pumping at 5ft with a 20-second period from the SSW, but the wind is a cross-off from the east at 12 mph. It’s clean, but there’s a note about questionable tide conditions. The combined swell energy is a beefy 2539, so there’s plenty of push. Thursday the 13th is the real standout. Morning sets are 5ft from the SSW, 19-second period, and the wind switches to a light offshore from the NE at 12 mph. That’s the sweet spot – clean, offshore lines with moderate energy (3280). It’s in the intermediate to expert zone at that size. The afternoon drops to 6ft from the SW, still clean with a gentle cross-off breeze.

Friday the 14th keeps the goods rolling. Morning is 5ft from the SW, 16-second period, and a light offshore from the NNE at 6 mph. Clean and glassy by the afternoon with only 4ft and a 15-second period, the wind goes glassy from the ENE at 3 mph. That afternoon session is a dream – smooth, peeling lines, and you’ll have the place to yourself for the most part. Crowds are just “sometimes” here, but with quality like that, you might see a few.

From Saturday the 15th through to Tuesday the 18th, the swell fades and the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore, making things choppy and average. The combined energy drops to around 500-700, so it’s weak and messy. Not worth paddling out unless you’re desperate for a splash.

Wednesday the 19th shows a pulse of new swell, 5-6ft from the SW, but the period drops to 11 seconds and the wind is messy until the afternoon, when it goes glassy from the south. That afternoon window is clean again, but the swell is a bit short-period and the energy is only around 771. Thursday the 20th has a clean cross-off wind but the swell is small and the breeze gets strong in the afternoon (19 mph), so mornings might be worth a look.

Now, here’s the big one. You gotta mark Sunday the 23rd on your calendar. The swell jumps to a solid 10ft from the SSW, with an 11-second period. That’s big – expert territory only at this reef. The wind goes glassy in the morning with zero wind, and glassy again in the afternoon from the SSE at 3 mph. The combined energy is roaring at 2664 in the morning. It’s gonna be a powerful, clean, heavy day. If you’ve got the skills, this is the best session of the entire outlook.

After that, Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are smaller and cleaner again, with 4-6ft and light winds. Tuesday the 25th morning is glassy with a 13-second S swell at 4ft, a nice little come-down from the big Sunday.

The very end of the run on Wednesday the 26th has a tiny, short-period 4ft from the WSW at only 6 seconds – weak and choppy. And Thursday the 27th is a write-off with messy, onshore wind and a tiny 2ft swell.

So, for the standout, no question: Thursday morning, the 13th for that offshore, consistent, long-period groundswell, and Sunday morning, the 23rd for the big, glassy, expert-only bomb sets. Don’t sleep on that Friday the 14th afternoon glass-off either.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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