Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and have a listen. It’s Rusty here, and I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a bit of a quiet spell ahead.

The swell window is basically closed for the next couple of weeks. Looking at the charts, we’ve got tiny, weak pulses and mostly clean conditions, but nothing that’s gonna get the heart racing. The water is sitting at 83°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – proper tropical bath water, that’s very unusual.

We kick off with a few days of nothing. No surf to speak of until late in the first week. The first faint whisper of something shows up on the morning of Monday, August 17th at Capo Marina. We’re talking a tiny 2ft swell from the south, with a short period of 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop. Combined energy is only 14 (weak). The wind is cross-on, so it’s not going to be pretty. It’s a no-go.

By the afternoon of Monday the 17th, the swell bumps up slightly to 3ft from the southwest, period still short at 5 seconds. The combined energy creeps up to 103 (moderate), which is the best we’ll see for a while, but the wind is still cross-on and the conditions are poor. Still not worth the paddle.

The morning of Tuesday, August 18th, brings a little more hope. We’ve got that 2ft swell from the southwest, but the wind swings offshore from the north at 15 km/h. The wave comment says "poor surf conditions" though. The energy is low at 37.

There’s a tiny window on the afternoon of Thursday, August 20th. The swell is 3ft from the SSW, period 5 seconds, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is 46 (weak). The report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s barely a knee-high dribble, but if you’re desperate for a slippery slide, that’s the best you’ll get.

The morning of Saturday, August 22nd, we see another 3ft SSW swell with offshore wind from the north. The period is 6 seconds, energy is 71 (weak). Again, "surfable but very ordinary." It’s the same story – a weak, short-period swell that won’t hold up.

After that, it’s flat or near-flat for the rest of the run. The wind stays clean, but without any swell, it’s just a lake. The entire 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf.

Honestly, this is a blank run. The area just isn’t getting any love from the southern ocean. The setup looks more interesting for a paddleboard or a flat-water session than a surfboard. Don’t hold your breath; forecasts can change, but right now, this one’s a dud.

Rusty.

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