Ilbaritz - Bora Bora Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and miles. Let's call it how it is – the next two weeks look pretty flat for any real surfing. The wind and the swell just aren't lining up.

Right now, we've got tiny, weak conditions. Monday morning was glassy but with a 1-foot swell from the WNW, and the combined energy was weak (32). Just a poor surf setup. That continues into Tuesday and Wednesday – waves around 1 to 2 feet, mostly with cross-onshore breezes chopping them up. Not worth paddling for.

We see a small jump on Thursday the 6th. The morning has a 3-foot NW swell with a 9-second period, and the energy is moderate (153). The wind is a light offshore from the ENE, keeping the waves clean. It's surfable, but very ordinary. It's a short-period wave, and you'll be working hard for a weak ride. Friday goes back to small and messy.

There's a bump on Sunday afternoon the 9th, with a 4-foot NW swell and moderate energy (211), but the wind goes cross-onshore from the NW, making it look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The best window looks like Monday the 10th of August. The morning is dead glassy – no wind – with a 4-foot NW swell at 8 seconds and moderate energy (145). The wave state will be clean, but it's a short-period swell, so the shape will be average. It's a longboard session if you're keen, but nothing special.

After that, it fades out. From the 12th onward, we're back to 1-foot to 2-foot slop with onshore winds and low energy. There's a moment on the morning of Sunday the 16th with a clean offshore wind and a 3-foot NW swell at 9 seconds (105 energy), but again, the size is just too small for most.

Overall, it's a lean 16 days. Your best bet is the glassy morning of the 10th or the 16th, but don't expect any quality. It's a longboard or a fish kind of stretch.

Rusty.

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