Ibiza - Cala Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Ibiza's Cala Nova. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this stretch of 16 days is looking lean. Really lean. The swell engine is pretty much off, and what little energy shows up is weak, short-period, and mostly from the wrong angles. If you're looking for a proper surf, you might want to sit this one out unless you're desperate for a splash.

We kick things off on Friday the 21st with the most "interesting" conditions, which isn't saying much. A small 4ft swell from the SSW is rolling in, but with a shockingly short 5-second period, it's just wind chop with no push. The combined swell energy is a paltry 80, so it's weak. The water is a scorching 85°F, which is a massive 6°F above normal – that's much warmer than usual for this time of year, almost like bathwater. The morning wind is a cross-offshore from the WSW at 12 mph, so the surface is clean, but there's just no wave to work with. By the afternoon, the swell drops to 3ft, and the wind swings to a light WNW cross-off. It's surfable if you’re on a foamie, but it's about as uninspiring as it gets.

From Saturday the 22nd, it's a long, dull stretch. The swell drops to under 3ft, the period hovers around 5 seconds, and the combined energy barely reaches 42. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore, creating choppy, messy conditions. For the next week and a half, the forecast is a broken record of "poor surf conditions" – tiny swell, weak energy, and winds that are never truly offshore for long. There's a brief moment on Tuesday the 25th afternoon where the wind goes glassy, and the swell is a tiny 2ft from the east, but it's still just a ripple. On Thursday the 27th afternoon, we get a moderate offshore wind from the WNW at 16 mph, which cleans up the 2ft SSW swell, but again, the period is a pathetic 6 seconds.

After that, it's more of the same: tiny, weak swell with onshore or cross-shore winds right through to the end of the first week of September. The combined swell energy drops to single digits on some days – that's how flat it gets. Thursday the 3rd of September has a fresh offshore wind, but the swell is only 1ft with a 4-second period. It's a total write-off.

There is simply no standout session here. The best you could hope for is the first day or the glassy afternoon on the 25th, but that's a stretch. For a beach-and-reef set-up like Cala Nova, with this kind of weak, short-period swell and mostly cross-onshore wind, the setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The consistent lack of real swell and the poor quality make this a blank run that's pretty normal for the area when the Atlantic is quiet. Keep an eye on the charts, things can change, but for now, leave the boards in the van.

Rusty.

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