Fish Boma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a solid run of swell on the way for Fish Boma, starting Monday morning, 6th July. The water temperature at Fish Boma is sitting at 62°, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The first standout window kicks off early Monday morning, 6th July. The swell is a clean 6 ft from the SW with a 12-second period (moderate combined energy of 1113). The wind is a light cross-off from the ENE, keeping things clean. This is a proper session for experienced surfers. The afternoon sees the wind shift cross-shore and the swell dips a little, so the morning is the pick.

Tuesday morning, 7th July, is a bit of a mixed bag – the swell is there but the wind is cross. The real magic on Tuesday comes in the afternoon: glassy conditions, 6 ft of SW swell, 12-second period (moderate combined energy of 1029). That’s the kind of evening you don’t want to miss.

Now, Thursday 9th July is a serious standout. The morning swell jumps to 10 ft from the SSW with a 14-second period (strong wave energy of 3133) – that’s a bigger, longer-period groundswell. The wind is cross-on in the morning, but the afternoon cleans right up with glassy conditions and the same 10 ft of SSW swell (13-second period, 2705 combined energy). This is a big day, only for experts. The wave energy is strong.

Friday 10th July is the best on offer for the whole run. Morning session: 10 ft of SSW swell, 13-second period, with a clean cross-off wind from the east (3628 combined energy – very strong). This is as good as it gets at Fish Boma. The afternoon gets a bit lumpy with cross-shore wind, but that morning is a proper standout.

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July see the swell drop back, but Sunday 12th July has a nice glassy afternoon with 8 ft from the SE, 8-second period. The period is short, which means weaker, more frequent waves – not the same quality as the long-period groundswell earlier in the week.

The following week, from 13th July onwards, we see a shift to smaller, cleaner conditions. Monday 13th July has glassy mornings and afternoons with 7 ft and 7 ft of ESE swell, 9-second period. The energy is moderate (1362 and 1176). Nice, clean waves for intermediate surfers.

The end of the run, around 19th and 20th July, has a clean cross-off wind and a smaller swell (3 ft to 6 ft) but with a big 16-second period on the 19th morning – that’s a very long-period groundswell. It’ll be a bit tricky at a reef break like Fish Boma, but the shape will be excellent.

There’s a gap of a couple of days around 18th July where the swell drops to 4 ft on the 18th afternoon, but it picks right back up.

Bottom line: If you’re an experienced surfer, the mornings of Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July are the absolute standouts. Friday 10th is the pick of the whole period. For the rest of us, the glassy sessions on Tuesday 7th afternoon and Sunday 12th afternoon are solid.

Rusty.

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