Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, let's get into it. This is Rusty, and I'm looking at the next couple of weeks for us. It's a real mixed bag, with some absolute magic on the horizon, but we gotta wade through some slop and a proper storm to get there.

The run starts this Saturday, August 1st, with a solid pulse of energy. The standout is Fish Boma, a reef setup that handles the swell well. The water is sitting at 63°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year - nothing weird going on there. Saturday morning is the pick of the opening days. We've got a clean 8ft swell pumping in from the ESE with a moderate 9-second period, and the wind is a light cross-off from the ENE at just 3 mph. The combined energy is strong at 1678, so there's plenty of grunt.

Sunday morning, August 2nd, turns it on too. The swell drops to a still-juicy 6ft from the ESE, but the wind goes completely glassy - zero mph from the north. It's going to be pure silk. The energy drops to moderate at 821, but the quality will be through the roof. Monday morning, August 3rd, is another glassy winner with a 6ft ESE swell, but the period bumps up to a nice 11 seconds, giving the waves a bit more shape and punch. The energy is strong again at 1318.

We get a bit of a lull mid-week, with smaller SW swells and less favorable winds through Tuesday and Wednesday, but by Thursday, August 6th, things get big. An 12ft SW swell rolls in, but it's accompanied by cross-onshore winds and some rain. The energy is very strong at 4024, but it's messy. This is for experienced surfers only, and even then, it's a battle.

The real standout, the one you circle on the calendar, is Saturday, August 8th. The afternoon session is going to be absolutely pumping. We're looking at a massive 15ft SW swell with a super long 15-second period. The combined energy is a staggering 8154. The wind at Fish Boma goes glassy from the south, and the direction is perfect for the reef. This is expert-level stuff, big, powerful, and clean. It's the best on offer by a mile.

But brace yourselves for Sunday, August 9th. The wind goes ballistic, with a near gale from the west at 31 mph. The swell is still huge at 12ft, but it's totally blown out. Don't even bother. The following week shows a slow decline, with a few clean windows on Monday afternoon, August 10th, and Tuesday morning, August 11th, with a 7ft ESE swell and offshore winds. There's another pulse of big SW swell mid-week, but it's got wind issues again.

We get a few nice, clean days around August 14th and 15th, but the swell drops right off, getting down to 3ft, so it's small wave territory. The run finishes with onshore winds and a messy 4ft swell on Sunday, August 16th.

So, to sum it up: the best window is Saturday the 8th for the experts, with Sunday and Monday mornings both offering glassy, clean conditions for the rest of us. The rest of the time, we're picking through some windy, bumpy, or small days.

Rusty, signing off.

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