Canova Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this is a tough one. I’ve looked over the next 16 days for Canova Beach, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a real flat spell. There’s nothing on the cards that gets me excited. The whole period is a write-off for any decent surf.

Starting from now, we’ve got a long stretch of empty ocean. The first few days through the end of July are all tiny, weak swell. Friday the 24th shows a weak 2ft (61 energy) easterly windswell, but with a stiff cross-on breeze and a risk of thunderstorms, it’s a mess. That pattern holds. The swell barely cracks 3ft at any point, and the period is short, hanging around 8 seconds or less. That’s just wind-chop, not waves you want to paddle out for.

The water’s sitting at 84°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so at least it’s warm for a float. But for surfing? Forget it. The combined energy never gets past a weak two-digit number – we’re talking 61 at best, then dropping into the teens and single digits. The wind is mostly offshore now and then, but with no swell to work with, clean conditions don’t matter.

We go through the end of July and into the first week of August with nothing. Saturday the 2nd of August sees a measly 1ft (23 energy) and the same story. The wind is clean, but there’s no push. It’s just a flat, clean lake out there.

Even as we push into the second week, the second week of August, there’s no hope. A tiny bump of 2ft (23 energy) shows up on the 7th of August, but it’s straight onshore wind and a period of 4 seconds – that’s just whitecaps, not surf.

Honestly, this is a blank run. Don’t even bother waxing the board. This stretch of no surf is more normal for this area than a good run. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s not looking like there’s a single wave worth paddling for. If you’re desperate to get wet, a kite might catch some of that wind, but for a surfer, it’s a hard pass.

Rusty.

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