Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at a real quiet stretch here, I’m not gonna lie. For the next couple of weeks, there’s barely a pulse in the water. The first few days have tiny little bumps, but nothing that’s going to get your heart racing. The combined energy is weak, hovering between 1 and 20, so this is a case of the ocean taking a nap.

We kick off on Friday morning, July 31st, at Capo Marina (reef). It’s glassy early with northeast wind at 3.1 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft from the SSW with a period of 4 seconds. That’s just wind chop with no push. Combined energy is a measly 1. It’s poor surf, basically unrideable. The afternoon turns onshore, and it’s still tiny. Saturday morning the 1st of August sees a tiny uptick to 1.6 ft from the SW, period at 5 seconds, and it’s off shore from the NNE at 3.1 mph. The water will be clean, but it’s still poor, with the combined energy only at 14. Don’t get excited.

Sunday the 2nd is glassy again in the morning with 1.3 ft from the SSW, but it’s still too small and weak to do much on a reef that’s inconsistent. By this point, you can see the pattern: nothing above 1.6 ft for the first week. From Monday the 3rd right through to the 7th of August, most sessions show zero swell or tiny 0.3 ft dribbles. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.

The only flicker of something slightly less weak comes on Saturday the 8th of August. Morning has a cross-shore wind from the ESE at 6.2 mph, with 1.6 ft from the SW at 5 seconds, but it’s still poor. The afternoon bumps to 2.0 ft from the SSW at 5 seconds, and the combined energy hits 20. That’s the biggest energy we see, but it's onshore from the SSE at 9.3 mph, making it choppy. It’s still poor surf. For a reef break that’s advanced and inconsistent, you’d want proper groundswell, not this weak short-period stuff.

The second week is even worse. From the 9th of August through the 15th, we get more zeros and only a couple of 0.3 ft and 0.7 ft readings with poor conditions. The combined energy rarely gets above 10. There’s a stretch from Monday the 3rd to Thursday the 13th where it’s basically flat for days on end. A long blank run like that is fairly normal for an area this exposed when the swell windows aren’t lining up.

Honest truth? There’s nothing here worth paddling out for. The best of a bad bunch is Saturday the 8th of August in the morning, with 1.6 ft from the SW and glassy-ish cross-shore wind, but even then it's tiny and the quality is poor. If you absolutely have to get wet, that’s your window, but don't expect much. This setup is honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Stay patient. The forecasts can change.

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