Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Canova Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Canova Beach in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 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 – this 16-day window for Canova Beach is a tough one to call. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up for anything special. This is one of those periods where the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball.
The first recommendation doesn’t come until Saturday, August 8th, so we’ve got a solid gap of over a week with nothing worth paddling out for. The whole run before that is a mix of ankle-high slop and onshore junk, with combined swell energy barely cracking double digits – a measly 12 (weak energy). The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing strange there.
Saturday morning, August 8th, is the only faint glimmer we get. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the East, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 40. But the wind is a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, which keeps the surface clean. The report even says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and I’d agree. The crowd profile is listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few others after the same scraps. It’s a beach break, so with this tiny swell and short period, the waves will be fat and crumbly. It’s really only for a longboard or a funboard if you’re desperate to get wet.
The rest of the forecast after that Saturday morning slips back into poor surf with choppy onshore winds, and the swell stays small. For the vast majority of this 16-day run, the setup is just too weak and messy for a proper paddle session. The ocean is flat, the wind is wrong, and it’s best to save your energy.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.98m | 8:12PM1.08m | 8:15AM1.01m | 8:51PM1.12m | 8:57AM1.05m | 9:28PM1.13m | 9:38AM1.07m | 10:04PM1.13m | 10:20AM1.09m | 10:39PM1.12m | 11:02AM1.10m | 11:16PM1.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.21m | 1:53PM0.02m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:31PM0.00m | 2:58AM0.14m | 3:09PM0.00m | 3:35AM0.11m | 3:46PM0.02m | 4:11AM0.07m | 4:25PM0.04m | 4:49AM0.04m | 5:06PM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 496 | 552 | 396 | 496 | 396 | 434 | 350 | 596 | 549 | 964 | 396 | 488 | 1234 | 1058 | 549 | 981 | 981 | 190 | 26 |
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