Ibiza - Cala Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. I’ve looked over the numbers for the next 16 days, and for Ibiza’s Cala Nova, it’s a total flat spell. There’s no real surf to speak of in the whole window. The swell just isn’t coming, and the wind is often messy. It’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions from now through the end of the month.

The water is 82° – that’s about 6° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is seriously unusual. It feels like a warm bath.

The first few days, from July 14th to the 16th, the swell is tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft – and the period is short, around 3 to 6 seconds. That’s just wind chop. Tuesday morning the 14th is glassy but the swell is only 1ft from the ESE, so it’s not worth paddling out. The next few mornings on the 15th and 16th are clean with light offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell is still negligible. The combined energy is laughable, never getting into double digits (max 12).

The 17th and 18th are even worse, with swell dropping to 0.3ft to 0.7ft and onshore winds ruining the surface. The 19th through the 22nd see a slight bump to 1ft from the SE, but the period is only 4 seconds – that’s just bumpy, unsurfable slop. The wind is cross-off in the mornings, which keeps it clean, but there’s no power behind it.

The best chance of anything remotely rideable is on the morning of July 24th. We finally see a small bump to 3ft from the SE with a 4-second period and glassy conditions. The combined energy is 24 – still weak, but it’s the best we get. That morning, it could be a fun little knee-high wave for a beginner with a foamie, but it’s not something to get excited about. The wind is glassy, so it’ll be clean. The afternoon sees a cross-onshore wind that will chop it up.

The 25th and 26th have 2ft to 2ft swell from the E-SE, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, ruining any chance of a clean wave. The 26th afternoon glass-off is a tease – 2ft from the E, but the period is only 4 seconds, so it’s just a glassy lump.

The 27th to the 29th fizzle out with 0.3ft to 2ft slop and poor wind. The 28th morning has a tiny 0.3ft NE swell with a 7-second period and offshore wind – that’s rare, but it’s too small to surf.

So, to sum it up: this is a full 16-day stretch with no real surf. The 24th morning is the only standout, but it’s more of a hopeful paddle than a proper surf. For this area, a blank run like this isn’t unusual – the Mediterranean can be fickle. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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