Surf Forecasts:
Capo Marina surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 444 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capo Marina this week:
The surf forecast for Capo Marina over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Capo Marina in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capo Marina over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here.
First off, we’re looking at a real lean stretch for Capo Marina. This is a tricky, inconsistent reef break that takes a very specific SSW swell to fire, and for most of this 16-day window, the stars just don’t line up. The water is sitting at a very warm 84°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s the one notable anomaly right now.
We have to wait a week. The first hint of anything worth getting wet for shows up on Friday afternoon, 21st of August. The swell pushes up to 5ft from the SW, and the wind goes glassy – dead calm. That combination, with a combined swell energy of 267 (moderate), actually makes this the one true standout of the whole outlook. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s a windswell, not a groundswell, but when a tricky reef like this goes glassy, you take it. It’s still good for experienced surfers only at that size.
After that, it’s back to tiny, weak, and mostly onshore junk until the following Friday morning, 28th of August. We get another pulse of SW swell, this one hitting 4ft with a better 8-second period and a combined energy of 164. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it won’t be clean. It’s surfable, but a far cry from that Friday afternoon score.
The rest of the run into late August and early September is flat or tiny, with the odd clean morning on tiny, weak swells. Nothing to get excited about. For a break that’s already inconsistent, this is a pretty normal blank run. Even the consistent periods don't look likely to last.
My honest call: if you’re an expert and you can be on it for that glassy Friday afternoon the 21st, that’s your only real window. Everything else is a wait-and-see.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 42 | 57 | 87 | 220 | 66 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.22m | 1:22AM0.23m | 2:25PM0.21m | 2:01AM0.21m | 3:53PM0.20m | 3:02AM0.19m | 5:40PM0.21m | 6:54PM0.23m | 6:11AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.25m | 7:06AM0.20m | 8:17PM0.27m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.10m | 7:58AM0.09m | 8:09PM0.13m | 8:50AM0.09m | 9:46PM0.15m | 10:07AM0.10m | 11:59PM0.15m | 11:32AM0.09m | 1:15AM0.14m | 12:36PM0.08m | 1:57AM0.12m | 1:22PM0.06m | 2:30AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 46 | — | 220 | 66 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 8 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SE 2 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | 42 | 57 | 87 | 17 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 233 | 192 | 192 | 1021 | 844 | 77 | 1048 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 821 | 112 | 349 | 809 | 271 | 271 | 116 | 7 |
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