Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, SE swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Canova Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 4s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Canova Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me level with you. It’s a rough stretch ahead for Canova Beach. Honestly, for the next two and a half weeks, you’re looking at a whole lot of nothing special. The swell is tiny and weak, barely scraping above 3ft, and it’s mostly coming from the ESE or E. The period is short, around 8 seconds, so there’s no grunt to the waves. It’s gonna be a flat, washed-out mess for days on end.
The first real sniff of anything surfable doesn’t show up until Friday morning, July 24th. Even then, it’s just 2ft from the east with a short period, and the conditions are rated as "surfable waves but very ordinary." The wind is light and cross-offshore out of the SW, so the surface might be clean, but there’s no power behind it. The combined swell energy is still weak at only 54. It’s not going to be good, just not completely terrible.
The next morning, Saturday July 25th, is almost a repeat: 2ft from the east, same short period, light SW cross-offshore wind. Clean again, but still very average. The energy is a bit more, at 67, but that’s still not saying much. It’s a long gap of tiny, weak surf until those two mornings roll around.
There’s one break in the area: Canova Beach. It’s an exposed beach break, and the best swell direction is NE, but we’re getting weak, short-period E and ESE swell. That’s a mismatch. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about 2° warmer than normal for this time of year – a bit of a bath, but nothing too crazy.
For the rest of the period, it’s just poor surf conditions with scores of 0. The wind is often cross-onshore or choppy, especially in the afternoons, and the swell never builds. There’s a stretch of about a week between the 16th and the 23rd where there’s literally nothing to recommend – just flat, poor quality surf. After the 25th, it drops back to nothing again through the end of the month.
Honestly, if you’re desperate, the best you’re gonna get is those two mornings late in July. Set your alarm for the 24th or 25th, very early, with a light SW wind. If you’re looking for something worth paddling for, you’re gonna be waiting a while.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 18 | 37 | 44 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.22m | 10:30PM1.27m | 10:50AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.23m | 11:41AM1.16m | 00:00AM1.16m | 12:32PM1.11m | 00:45AM1.09m | 1:24PM1.05m | 1:32AM1.02m | 2:17PM1.00m | 2:21AM0.96m | 3:13PM0.96m | 3:14AM0.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM-0.20m | 4:47AM-0.10m | 5:08PM-0.12m | 5:39AM-0.09m | 6:00PM-0.03m | 6:31AM-0.07m | 6:53PM0.06m | 7:23AM-0.03m | 7:48PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.01m | 8:43PM0.20m | 9:09AM0.05m | 9:38PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 44 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 13 | 23 | — | — | 7 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 14 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 397 | 1355 | 1197 | 1835 | 118 | 1168 | 1285 | 981 | 638 | 170 | 76 | 472 | 118 | 136 | 190 | 190 | 118 | 190 | 101 | 21 |
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