Ilbaritz - Bora Bora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at the coming weeks for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora. I gotta be straight with you—this isn't one of those epic windows we dream about. The forecast is pretty flat and uninspiring for the most part, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind chopping things up. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf with very few windows where it’s even worth paddling out.

Water temp is sitting around 76°F at the start, which is nearly 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a real standout—the ocean is feeling more like a bath than typical August.

Right now, through the first week of August, it's a write-off. Tiny 0.9ft to 2ft swell with short periods and unfriendly winds. There’s a little bump of energy on Thursday the 6th morning—a 3ft NW swell with period of 8 seconds—and the wind is light cross-offshore, so it’s clean. The combined energy is only 80, so it’s weak, but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. If you’re itching for a paddle, that’s your moment, but don’t expect much.

We hit the biggest size of the whole window on Sunday the 9th. A 5ft to 5ft NW swell rolls in, with the combined energy climbing to 281. That’s moderate energy. The problem? It's all onshore wind or cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a messy, bumpy mess. The period is short too—just 6 to 8 seconds. This setup is more interesting for the kite crew than for us on a surfboard.

The middle of the second week has a few mornings where the wind goes glassy—Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th—but the swell is tiny, around 2ft, and the period is only 6 to 7 seconds. The energy is a weak 53. You could get a few grovelly ones in if you’re desperate, but it’s hardly a standout.

The rest of the 16-day run into mid-August is basically flat or blown out, with swell dropping to 0.6ft and 0.9ft. There’s a clean offshore moment on the morning of the 16th with a 0.9ft WNW swell and east wind offshore, but that’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, if you’re looking a standout, the Thursday 6th morning is the only session that ticks the most boxes—cleanest conditions with the most size. Everything else is a struggle. Don’t hold your breath for this one.

Rusty.

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