Surf Forecasts:
Canova Beach surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ESE swell with 57 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 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Canova Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, the forecast for Canova Beach is pretty damn flat. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak waves, with most days offering nothing rideable. There’s a significant gap here where we just ain’t got any surf to recommend. We’re talking about a blank run of about twelve days, from the 9th right through to the 20th of August. It’s going to be a tough stretch for anyone looking to get wet.
The only glimmer of hope in this whole window is the morning of Friday, the 21st of August. Yeah, it’s that far out. But it's the one and only time the forecast even calls it “surfable.” We’ll see a little bump of swell, around 1.6ft, coming from the E. The wind looks like it’ll be light and offshore, out of the SW, which is a massive positive. It should be clean, which is more than we can say for the rest of the period. The energy is weak though, with the combined swell energy only hitting 54, so don’t get too amped.
The water temp is sitting right at 84.2°, which is about average for this time of year, so a nice warm paddle for the hopefuls. Before that, the mix of cross-shore breezes and onshores is just gonna make a mess of an already tiny, short-period swell. We’ll see some glassy mornings here and there, but with almost no waves, it’s just a pretty ocean, not a surf forecast. Further out, from the 19th onwards, the energy starts to creep up a bit but the swell period and height just don’t add up to anything good. This is a time to wax other boards and wait it out. There’s a brief window on the 21st that looks like it could offer a few clean, albeit small, waves. That’s the one and only standout. Don’t hold your breath for much else.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.17m | 6:02AM1.14m | 6:54PM1.23m | 7:03AM1.21m | 7:46PM1.29m | 7:59AM1.27m | 8:33PM1.33m | 8:51AM1.31m | 9:18PM1.34m | 9:39AM1.32m | 10:01PM1.32m | 10:27AM1.30m | 10:43PM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.16m | 12:29PM-0.11m | 1:00AM0.09m | 1:24PM-0.14m | 1:54AM0.02m | 2:16PM-0.14m | 2:44AM-0.03m | 3:06PM-0.12m | 3:32AM-0.07m | 3:54PM-0.06m | 4:19AM-0.07m | 4:41PM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | SE 4 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 18 | 26 | 1835 | 596 | 596 | 1464 | 496 | 488 | 255 | 596 | 596 | 1735 | 631 | 596 | 1835 | 190 | 688 | 1691 | 101 |
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