Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 206 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Canova Beach in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here again, but this time in feet and miles per hour because some of you still think in those terms. Let’s cut to it – the next 16 days are looking bleak. There’s no surf to speak of from August 2nd all the way through to August 17th. That’s a long, dry gap.
Every single report is for Canova Beach, and it’s all tiny. Swell heights run from about 0.7 ft to a max of about 4 ft, but that 4 ft spike on Friday afternoon August 7th is coming with onshore winds and a short period, so it’s a mess. The combined swell energy is mostly weak – under 100, with just a tiny bump to 156 on that Friday, but it’s still not enough to overcome the wind.
The wind is mostly cross-off, cross-on, or straight onshore. There are a few pockets of offshore wind – like Sunday morning the 2nd, Monday morning the 3rd, and a few mornings later – but the swell is so small it’s barely a ripple. The period is short, 4 to 8 seconds, so it’s all windswell. No real groundswell in sight.
The best of a bad bunch: Friday morning August 7th with a 4 ft swell from the east, but onshore winds wreck it. Saturday August 8th has a 3 ft east swell with a cross-onshore breeze, but it’s still choppy. Nothing is clean enough to call good.
There is no standout. This is a complete flat spell, and for this area, it’s not surprising when the summer doldrums set in. Keep the board in the car if you must, but don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a bust.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 22 | 21 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 57 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 53 | 83 | 152 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.12m | 11:02AM1.10m | 11:16PM1.10m | 11:47AM1.10m | 11:55PM1.08m | 12:36PM1.09m | 00:39AM1.06m | 1:31PM1.08m | 1:31AM1.04m | 2:33PM1.07m | 2:33AM1.03m | 3:42PM1.07m | 3:42AM1.04m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.04m | 5:06PM0.08m | 5:31AM0.02m | 5:52PM0.13m | 6:17AM0.01m | 6:43PM0.18m | 7:10AM0.01m | 7:41PM0.22m | 8:12AM0.01m | 8:47PM0.25m | 9:18AM-0.00m | 9:55PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 57 | 7 | 18 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | — | — | NE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | — | — | 28 | 45 | 25 | 53 | 83 | 152 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1355 | 1118 | 21 | 26 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 13 | 259 | 1735 | 118 | 1118 | 1675 | 1355 | 596 | 475 | 259 |
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