Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

Overall, we’ve got a solid run of surf on the cards, but it’s not all smooth sailing. The first few days are a bit messy with lumpy wind, but there’s some real magic lined up mid-period and again later on. The standout windows are Thursday the 13th through to Friday the 14th, and then again around Wednesday the 19th and into the following weekend.

We’re starting off at Fish Boma (reef). Water temps are sitting about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. The first couple of days – Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th – are a bit of a write-off. You’ve got a 7ft to 8ft SSW swell pushing in, but the wind is a fresh cross-offshore from the east at 15-18 mph. The energy is strong (2069 to 3327), but the quality is just not there – marginal at best. Thursday morning the 13th is where it starts to get interesting. The wind switches to a light offshore from the NE at 12 mph, and we’ve got a solid 5ft SSW groundswell with a very long 19-second period. The energy is pumping (3644). This is proper groundswell for the reef, and the offshore breeze will have it looking clean. This is the first standout. It’s going to be a bit punchy, so more for the experienced crew. Expect some crowds because it’s a known spot and it’s going to be good.

Friday the 14th is the real gem. Morning has a tiny 3 mph offshore from the north, with a 5ft SW swell and a long 16-second period (1619 energy). Then Friday afternoon goes glassy – a 3 mph southeasterly that’s dead calm, with a 4ft SW swell and 15-second period (1149 energy). That’s pure, clean, lined-up reef surfing. This is the absolute pick of the bunch. Light crowds possible.

The weekend (15th-16th) drops right off. Swell dips to 3ft-3ft, wind becomes cross or cross-on, and the energy is way down (606-743). Not worth paddling out. Monday the 17th sees a bump back up to 5ft-6ft SW swell, but cross-on winds keep it messy.

Tuesday the 18th is a write-off – strong cross-on wind at 18 mph and lumpy conditions, with one session even showing 10ft of SW swell (2385 energy), but it’s poor quality. That’s more kite-surfing territory than paddle.

Wednesday the 19th has a moderate cross-off breeze, with 6ft-7ft SW swell and 11-second period. It’s clean but nothing special. Then we get another standout window: Thursday the 20th. Morning has 8ft of short-period east swell (7 seconds) with a light cross-off breeze (1101 energy). Afternoon bumps to 10ft east swell (8 seconds) with the same light cross-off (1603 energy). This is a big, punchy east swell for the exposed reef. Not for beginners, but if you’ve got the skills, it’ll be excellent.

Friday the 21st is onshore and messy. Saturday the 22nd swings back with a lovely 4ft SW groundswell at a long 16-second period, and a light cross-off from the ENE (1281 energy). Clean and glassy in the morning. That’s a good call for a weekend paddle.

Sunday the 23rd gets blustery again with 8ft SW swell and strong cross-on wind – best left alone. Monday the 24th morning is glassy with a 5ft SW swell (13 seconds, 887 energy) – looks good for a morning session. After that, the tail end of the forecast (25th-26th) fizzles out to small, weak, onshore slop, before Wednesday the 26th morning brings a final clean glassy window with 4ft SSW groundswell at a very long 16-second period (1273 energy). A nice way to finish.

So, if you’ve got a window, Friday the 14th is the day – glassy, lined-up, and pure. Thursday the 20th for the bigger, more powerful crew.

Rusty.

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