Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, ENE swell with 212 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE 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 (Sep 18) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy 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 Thursday (Sep 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a grim outlook for the next two weeks on the Space Coast. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out stretch of small, messy, onshore junk that’s going to test your patience. The water’s sitting at a balmy 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so if you’re just floating around, it’s fine. But for surfing? This is a kite-surfing window, not a paddling one.
The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Friday, September 18th on the morning. Canova Beach will be seeing a tiny 3ft of swell out of the ENE with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is weak (129). The real kicker is the wind: glassy, dead calm. For a brief moment, it might look clean. But with a combination of small size and that wind dying, it’s going to be fleeting. The forecast says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." Don’t get your hopes up.
From there, it’s back into the bin. The swell drops away again through the rest of that week into the next, with nothing over 2ft and onshore winds from the ESE and SSE. The whole stretch from Saturday, September 19th through to Tuesday, September 29th is a write-off. We’re talking days of cross-onshore winds, short-period slop, and combined swell energy sitting in the double digits up to the low 300s. That moderate energy (200-305) late in the run on Thursday the 24th and Tuesday the 29th is still completely ruined by onshore wind.
There’s a tiny flicker on Friday morning, September 25th. We get a 4ft swell from the NE with a 9-second period. The combined energy is moderate (240), and the wind is a light cross-shore from the S. That’s the cleanest wind we see all period, but it’s still "marginal" and the surf quality is poor. By the afternoon, the wind swings back onshore and destroys it.
There is no standout session here. There is no swell direction that matches the optimum NE. The consistency is poor, the quality is poor, and the crowds at Canova Beach are "sometimes" busy, but on this forecast, I wouldn’t worry about it. The whole 16-day window is a bust. A blank run like this is more normal for the area when the tropics aren’t firing. Don’t paddle out expecting good waves; grab a kite if you have one, or wait for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 175 | 170 | 157 | 197 | 157 | 122 | 101 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.35m | 10:48PM1.27m | 11:22AM1.28m | 11:28PM1.21m | 12:04PM1.21m | 00:10AM1.15m | 12:50PM1.14m | 00:57AM1.09m | 1:43PM1.09m | 1:50AM1.05m | 2:43PM1.06m | 2:51AM1.04m | 3:45PM1.08m | 3:55AM1.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.24m | 5:12AM0.14m | 5:37PM0.31m | 5:56AM0.22m | 6:23PM0.39m | 6:44AM0.30m | 7:13PM0.45m | 7:40AM0.36m | 8:12PM0.50m | 8:41AM0.39m | 9:17PM0.52m | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:18PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 157 | 122 | 101 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 5 | E 11 | ESE 7 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 39 | 42 | 175 | 170 | 157 | 197 | — | — | 22 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | 15 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 396 | 1195 | 1458 | 1370 | 1195 | 1584 | 638 | 475 | 822 | 918 | 720 | 0 | 1596 | 925 | 925 | 1588 | 1168 | 925 | 1002 | 190 |
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