Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest with you, it ain’t looking flash for proper waves. We’ve got a really long dry spell on the cards, but there are a few pockets of hope if you’re desperate for a paddle. The whole sixteen days is a bit of a trying time, so don’t get your hopes up for anything epic.

The first bit of surf worth mentioning is on Sunday the 6th of September. It’s tiny with a south-southwest swell pushing in at just 1ft, with a short period of 4 seconds, so no real grunt. The wind is off from the north at 3 mph early on, which will have it looking tidy. The water is a toasty 81°, which is much warmer than normal – a solid 9° above the usual for this time of year, so you won’t need a wetsuit. The combined swell energy is a weak 6, confirming what you can see with your own eyes. Don’t expect much; it’s clean but poor quality.

Monday the 7th through to Tuesday the 8th are total blanks. Nothing on offer. The next sniff of a wave comes Wednesday the 9th. It’s a poor one, though. The swell bumps up a touch to 2ft from the south, but with a nasty southeast cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph, it’s going to be choppy and messy. The combined energy is a weak 12 – still not worth getting excited about. Thursday the 10th sees the swell drop back to almost nothing.

Friday the 11th gives us a tiny bit of hope. The swell direction goes southeast with 1ft, period of 4 seconds, and the wind is off from the north at 9 mph in the morning. That’ll be clean. The combined energy is a weak 9. It’s small and weak, but glassy and clean. Saturday the 12th is similar, with 0.7ft of southeast swell and clean morning winds from the north.

After that, we go into another long gap. Nothing worth paddling for on the 13th, 14th, or most of the 15th. On Tuesday the 15th of September, things get slightly more interesting. We see 1ft from the southwest with a period of 7 seconds – a bit longer, suggesting a little more shape. The wind is off from the north-northeast at 6 mph in the morning. The combined energy climbs to 20, which is still very weak but the best we’ve seen. It’s clean and could give you a few fun little runners on the bank.

The rest of the week after that is more of the same – tiny, weak pulses. Nothing over 0.7ft. The final day, Monday the 21st of September, offers a tiny 0.3ft from the southeast with glassy conditions, but it’s a last gasp. Honestly, if you’re chasing anything more than a waist-high dribble, you’re out of luck.

The standout? I’d have to point you toward Tuesday the 15th of September. It’s the best of a very poor lot. Capo Marina is a reef break that’s notoriously inconsistent, so it’s a bit of a roll of the dice anyway. For that morning, we have 1ft of southwest swell, a period of 7 seconds giving it a touch of life, and a clean offshore wind from the north-northeast. The energy is a weak 20, and it’s only for advanced surfers, but if you’re patient, it might just offer the only real ride of the entire outlook. Crowds are possible, but honestly, who’s going to be out there for this?

Rusty.

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