Ibiza - Cala Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' for the next couple of weeks around Cala Nova on Ibiza.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a rough stretch. We’ve got a full 16-day window here, but the surf just isn’t showing up. The whole first week from Saturday 15th August right through to Saturday 22nd August is a write-off. Swell heights barely flicker above 2ft, and when they do it’s with weak, short-period wind swell. The combined wave energy never gets out of the double digits, staying below 30 for the whole run – that’s weak stuff.

The water temp is 85°F on that Saturday morning, which is a solid 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, a proper warm bath.

We do get some glassy or clean conditions here and there, like Sunday morning the 16th with a glassy 2ft SE swell, but it's from a short period of only 4 seconds and the energy is just 9 – barely enough to stand up on. Monday morning the 17th looks clean with a cross-off breeze, but again it's tiny and weak. That theme keeps on rolling right through the middle of the week.

There are a couple of mornings later on that look clean under a cross-off wind, like Thursday morning 20th August, and Friday morning 21st August with a 2ft SE swell. But even then, the period is short, the energy is low, and these are “poor surf conditions” – I wouldn’t bother paddling out for it. For a beach and reef setup like Cala Nova, you need a bit more oomph and a better direction than the tiny SE slop we’re getting.

It’s not until Sunday 30th August – way out there at the end of the window – that we see a glimmer. Sunday morning has a 2ft ENE swell with a 5-second period. The wind is cross-shore from the NE at 9 mph, so it’s not terrible, but with so little swell energy it’s a long shot.

Honestly, mate, there are no standout days here, no big swells to get excited about. The whole 16-day period is flat or close to it. If you’re really itching, the cleanest windows are those few mornings with a light offshore or cross-off breeze, but you’ll be fighting for tiny, weak waves. If it stays this poor and you've got a kite, this beach setup might actually look more interesting for kiting than for a surf. Keep an eye on the charts – it tends not to stay this dead forever, but for now, it’s a long blank run.

Rusty

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