Surf Forecasts:
Ibiza - Cala Nova surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, E swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ibiza - Cala Nova this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ibiza - Cala Nova in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ibiza - Cala Nova over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this outlook for Ibiza’s Cala Nova (Ibiza - Cala Nova) is a rough one. Over the whole 16-day window, there’s not a single session I’d paddle out for. The guidance file gives it a 1/5 rating and every entry in the forecast is labelled as “poor surf conditions.” That’s a grim run.
From now right through to the end of the period, we’re looking at tiny, weak energy. The combined swell energy barely hits double digits for most of it – we’re talking as low as 1 to 7 for the majority of days, with the highest being 91 on the morning of Saturday the 19th of September and 80 that afternoon. But even then, the swell heights are only 4 ft with periods around 6 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore from the ENE and E at 9 mph, so it’ll be messy and weak.
The morning of Thursday the 11th of September is totally flat, with a glassy sea but no swell at all (energy score 0). There’s a tiny bump of 3 ft from the east on Thursday the 17th of September, but the wind is cross-on at 12-16 mph making it choppy. The Saturday the 19th of September sees the biggest swell of the whole run at 4 ft, but the wind is still cross-on and the energy is poor. The water temp is a very unusual 83° with a 6° anomaly – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year – but it doesn’t help the waves.
There’s a serious gap of several days with absolutely no swell recorded – like Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th of September where the energy score is zero. Even the days with a little bump, like Wednesday the 23rd through Friday the 25th of September, are only pushing 2 ft to 3 ft with short periods and light cross-off or glassy winds – but the energy is still too low (11 to 45) to call it surfable.
Honestly, if you’re desperate to get wet, the best window would be Saturday the 19th of September with the 4 ft swell – but with period under 8 seconds and cross-onshore wind, it’s more a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. On Friday the 25th of September, we get glassy conditions and 3 ft swell from the SE, but the energy is still only 45 and the period is a short 5 seconds. It’s a maybe for a longboard if you’re really keen, but don’t expect much.
This is just one of those stretches where the Mediterranean delivers nil. It happens. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the boards at home.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | NE 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:11AM0.06m | 10:19PM0.13m | 10:14AM0.07m | 10:47PM0.12m | 11:05AM0.08m | 11:08PM0.10m | 11:57AM0.10m | 11:21PM0.08m | 12:49PM0.11m | 11:23PM0.07m | 1:46PM0.11m | 2:48PM0.11m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM0.02m | 5:24AM0.05m | 3:43PM0.03m | 5:28AM0.04m | 4:47PM0.04m | 5:33AM0.04m | 6:01PM0.05m | 5:43AM0.04m | 7:28PM0.06m | 5:48AM0.03m | 6:02AM0.03m | ||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | S 3 | S 3 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 31 | 29 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 608 | 559 | 559 | 645 | 188 | 535 | 608 | 511 | 511 | 535 | 559 | 780 | 800 | 646 | 562 | 562 | 314 | 188 | 608 | 163 |
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