Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, ESE swell with 54 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 0.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) 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 0.4m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at the only spot on the table for this whole stretch.
Honestly, I’ve gotta be straight with you. The outlook for Canova Beach over the next two and a bit weeks is pretty flat. We're looking at a long, long run of tiny, weak surf. From Thursday the 20th of August right through until the end of the month, we're talking swell heights barely scraping 1 ft. The combined swell energy is weak too, sitting mostly between 15 and 27 (weak energy) for that first week, just a dribble. Winds are a mixed bag of cross-onshore and those afternoon sea breeze thunderstorms, leaving the surface all chopped up and messy. There's just nothing to get excited about.
There's a glimmer of something slightly less terrible right at the start of September. The morning of Tuesday the 1st sees the swell tick up to 2 ft with a short, gutless period of 7 seconds (combined energy 43), but it's coming from the ESE with a cross-shore wind. It's not going to be good. The first real standout, if you can even call it that in this run, looks to be the Friday morning of the 4th of September. We finally get some glassy conditions with the wind swinging to the south at nearly nothing, and the swell bumps up to 2 ft from the NE. The wave comment says it's "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", and I have to agree. The combined energy is still only moderate at 55, and it's a short, weak period swell. It's about the best of a very poor bunch.
For the rest of it, any bump in size up to 2 ft is accompanied by moderate cross-onshore or onshore winds that just ruin it. A couple of mornings offer glass or light offshore winds, but the swell is practically non-existent. The whole period is a write-off for a proper paddle session. Honestly, with the wind and the weak, short-period swells, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of these afternoons.
This is Rusty, signing off. Better luck next time.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 54 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.00m | 2:31AM0.98m | 3:26PM0.98m | 3:30AM0.96m | 4:28PM0.98m | 4:31AM0.97m | 5:26PM1.02m | 5:28AM1.00m | 6:16PM1.08m | 6:19AM1.05m | 7:00PM1.14m | 7:06AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.37m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:55PM0.40m | 10:21AM0.24m | 10:51PM0.39m | 11:14AM0.23m | 11:43PM0.37m | 12:02PM0.19m | 00:30AM0.33m | 12:45PM0.16m | 1:12AM0.27m | 1:26PM0.12m | 1:50AM0.21m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 16 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 14 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 18 | E 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 2 | SW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | ESE 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 54 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 1420 | 981 | 1835 | 523 | 596 | 259 | 190 | 596 | 190 | 190 | 708 | 925 | 190 | 190 | 760 | 190 | 596 | 981 | 190 |
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