Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, E swell with 238 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E 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 (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and pull up a stool. Rusty here, and I've stared at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Let me be straight with you about our local stretch.
Right now, it's looking like a real quiet period for Canova Beach. We're stuck in a bit of a flat spell. The first week is basically a write-off for any decent surf. From Wednesday the 26th through to Monday the 7th of September, the swell is tiny, mostly under 3 feet, and coming from the east. The energy is weak, barely cracking 100 (combined energy values all below 100). It's all short-period, wind-swell stuff, and the wind is all over the shop – mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making for choppy, messy conditions. There's a moment on Thursday the 27th morning with a light southwesterly that cleans things up, but with only 0.6 feet on offer, it's not worth paddling out for. The water's a touch warmer than normal at 87°, but that's about the only highlight.
Now, we finally see a little pulse of life around the 2nd of September. Wednesday morning we get a jump to 3 feet from the east with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy bumps up to a moderate 151. It's still not great, but it's a sign things are moving. The wind is a cross-offshore from the north-east, so the surf will be clean. It's tiny, but it's the best we've seen in days.
The real standout, and the only period I'd actually get excited about, is the morning of Monday the 7th of September. We've got a clean 1 feet swell from the east-north-east, with a 10-second period. The magic is the wind: a cross-offshore southwesterly at 9 mph, keeping it clean. The score suggests surfable but ordinary conditions. Given how flat it's been, this is a real window of opportunity. It's still small, but for a longboard or a funboard, that morning session at Canova Beach will be the best thing on offer.
After that, we get a few more mornings with clean conditions and tiny, rideable waves, like the 8th, 9th, and 10th of September, but the swell is just too marginal to call it a standout. It's a long stretch of waiting for the ocean to wake up.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.19m | 7:50AM1.16m | 8:17PM1.23m | 8:32AM1.22m | 8:54PM1.25m | 9:14AM1.26m | 9:31PM1.26m | 9:56AM1.28m | 10:08PM1.24m | 10:39AM1.29m | 10:48PM1.22m | 11:26AM1.27m | 11:30PM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.21m | 2:04PM0.10m | 2:27AM0.16m | 2:43PM0.09m | 3:03AM0.10m | 3:21PM0.10m | 3:40AM0.06m | 4:02PM0.13m | 4:20AM0.04m | 4:44PM0.17m | 5:03AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 9 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | E 14 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 7 | E 13 | ENE 12 | — | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | E 15 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 15 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | E 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | E 8 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | 37 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 27 | — | — | 55 | — | 51 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1835 | 190 | 925 | 1584 | 0 | 9 | 760 | 101 | 475 | 925 | 958 | 819 | 1850 | 981 | 981 | 981 | 986 | 1195 | 1197 | 190 |
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