Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Capo Marina. It’s a reef setup over here, and to be honest, the next 16 days look like a tough stretch for any decent waves. The water is a warm 83° – that’s about 8° warmer than usual for this time of year, which is pretty wild and unusual.

Right now, and for the next several days, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. The swell window is basically shut. We start on Wednesday the 22nd with poor surf conditions and no energy at all (combined energy 0). That flat spell keeps going through Thursday the 23rd with glassy conditions but no swell. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are the same story – tiny dribbles of 0.3ft to 0.7ft from the SSW with period under 5 seconds. It’s basically a lake.

We finally see a pulse of life on Sunday the 26th, but it’s not pretty. A weak SSE swell at 2ft to 2ft rolls in, but it’s coming with a risk of thunderstorms and cross-onshore winds. The energy is still low (24), and the conditions are going to be choppy. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 27th of July is the closest thing we get to a "surfable" moment. The morning brings a clean, offshore breeze from the N, and a little SSE swell at 1ft with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 47. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not a standout, but it’s the only window where the wind is right and the swell is showing. That’s your best bet, and it’s a weak one. The afternoon turns onshore and messy.

From Tuesday the 28th right through to Thursday the 6th of August, it’s a long, flat run. We see a few tiny pulses of 0.3ft to 2ft from the SW and SSE, but the energy is mostly in the single digits (0 to 14). The wind is often light and variable, sometimes glassy, but there’s simply no swell to work with. This is a proper dry spell, and for a break that’s already inconsistent, this is a tough stretch. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer if any breeze picks up, but for us, it’s a waiting game.

The one and only true standout, if you can call it that, is Monday morning, July 27th at Capo Marina. You’ll get a clean 1ft of SSE swell, light offshore wind, and a combined energy of 47. Don’t expect much, but it’s the only time the wind and swell line up. It’s for advanced surfers only when it’s on, but this is tiny, so anyone can paddle out. Crowds are possible here when it’s clean.

Stay patient. Forecasts can change, but right now the ocean is taking a long nap.

Rusty.

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