Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

We've got a very short window of surf to start, and then it's a whole lot of flatness. The only real action is on the very first morning, Saturday the 29th of August. After that, we're staring down a long, dry spell with barely a ripple for the best part of a fortnight.

The standout is the Saturday morning session at Capo Marina. It's a tricky reef setup, so it's for the advanced crew only, and it's inconsistent, so you gotta be patient. But for one morning, it's looking like a real treat. We've got a solid 5.2ft swell from the southwest, with a period of 7 seconds – that's a short period wind swell, so it'll be a bit crumbly and not as clean as a groundswell, but the energy is moderate (374). The real winner here is the wind: it's glassy, coming from the east-southeast at just 3 mph. That means the surface will be like a mirror, making up for the short period. The water is a balmy 80.8°, which is over 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – very unusual, feels like a tropical bath. The score? It's a solid 2 out of 10 from the model, but with that glass, I'd give it a few more points in real life. Expect crowds, though, as it's a known spot.

That Saturday afternoon, the swell drops to 3.9ft and the wind swings cross-onshore, so it gets messy real quick. Then from Sunday morning onward, it's a sad story. The swell drops under 3ft, and while there are a few moments of clean, offshore wind on Monday and Tuesday mornings, the energy is just too weak – we're talking about 0.7ft to 2ft of swell. The combined energy readings are all under 100, often just single digits. There's a glassy morning on Wednesday the 2nd of September, but with zero swell, it's a flat lake. This pattern of small, weak swell and average wind conditions continues right through the second week, with the occasional 1ft bump that's not worth paddling out for. The wind is often cross or onshore, and the period stays short. There's nothing to get excited about until the 13th of September, and even then it's just 0.7ft.

So, the call is simple: if you're an advanced surfer and you can get out Saturday morning, the 29th of August, you'll be rewarded with a rare, clean, warm-water session. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off. It's a long gap with no real surf, which is a bit of a bummer, but that's how it goes sometimes around here. Forecasts can change, but for now, that's the story.

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