Ibiza - Cala Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get stuck into it.

Honestly, looking at the full 16-day window for Ibiza - Cala Nova, the surf situation is a tough one. It's a very quiet run with no real swell building to something worthwhile for paddle surfing. There are some small pulses of energy, but they're let down by the wind or just too weak to get excited about.

We start off with a gap of several days. From Monday the 17th right through until late in the week, it’s all tiny surf. Swell heights are barely pushing 1ft to 2ft, with periods of just 3 to 7 seconds – that's pure windslop, short and weak. The combined energy is low, struggling under (16) at the best of times for the first few days. Winds are generally cross or cross-onshore, which doesn't help make silk out of nothing. The water is about 85° which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – like sitting in a warm bath. Still doesn't help the waves though.

Thursday the 20th has a bit of a clean feel with a cross-off wind, but that swell is only 2ft to 2ft. It’s clean but incredibly small.

The week drags on. Friday the 21st sees the biggest height of this first week: 4ft early, but it’s getting smashed by a 19 mph cross wind. The swell period creeps up to 7 seconds, so a tiny bit of shape is trying to happen, but the wind just blows it apart. The energy climbs a little to (62) in the arvo, but that wind kills it. It’d be more interesting for a kite than a paddle board.

A similar story for the next lot of days – small, messy, and generally not worth the paddle out. There's even a few days of onshore SE winds on the 22nd and 23rd making it just bumpy.

Moving into the second week, the pattern doesn't shift much. There’s a little more consistency in the swell direction coming from the SE against the optimum SE direction, but the height is still tiny. Thursday the 28th of August gives a puff of 3ft with a period of 6 seconds, and combined energy reaching (68). Winds are light cross or cross-off, so it would be clean. That is the one little standout in the whole run – it’s small but tidy, and you could get a crumbly little wave on a longboard if you're patient. Not for beginners? It’s only 3ft, so it's fine for most, but the consistency is poor. The crowds at Cala Nova can be ‘sometimes’ busy, especially with it being August, so don't expect solitude.

After that, it fades back into tiny surf for the first of September, with some cleaner winds but just no height to ride. The whole run, from mid-August to the start of September, is a bit of a write-off for decent waves. The exposed spot just isn’t catching anything substantial, and the forecasts are pretty clear it stays that way.

We’re looking at a long, flat spell. The best you can hope for is a few clean, knee-high lines on the 20th or the 28th morning. If you’ve got a kite, you might find some fun in the wind on the 21st, but for a surfboard? Leave it at home for a while.

Rusty.

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