Ilbaritz - Bora Bora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the coming weeks for Bora Bora.

Honestly mate, I’m looking at a pretty long stretch of nothing special. We’ve got a solid wait ahead. The first proper surf on offer is a tiny window on the morning of the 28th of July, but even that’s modest. There’s a lot of days with onshore winds and messy conditions, so don’t get your hopes up early.

The standout in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Tuesday, 28 July. The wind switches offshore from the ESE at 6 mph and the break cleans right up. Ilbaritz – Bora Bora, a reef break that’s fairly consistent, should see a clean 4 ft wave from the NW with moderate energy (355). That long 10-second period is a proper groundswell – not huge, but with that offshore wind, it’ll be lined up real nice. It’s intermediate-friendly at that size, so a good session for those comfortable on a reef.

The only other real spot that’s worth a mention is Sunday morning, 9 August. It’s a bit of a punt being that far out, but the wind goes dead calm, glassy, with a 4 ft swell from the WNW pumping moderate energy (230). The swell period is 8 seconds, so it’s not the grunt you’d get from a longer groundswell, but in glassy conditions at Ilbaritz, it could still be a fun morning. That one’s a promise, not a guarantee, being so far ahead.

For the rest of it, we’ve got a lot of days with onshore breezes and small, weak surf. The energy readings are mostly low for days on end. The mornings of 30 July, 3 August, 5 August, and 6 August all offer tiny, clean-ish surf – think knee to waist high – but nothing to get excited about. The water’s much warmer than normal for late July though, sitting at 77°, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re waiting.

So, in short: mark Tuesday the 28th of July and keep an eye on that Sunday the 9th of August. The rest, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty.

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