Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s coming down the line for this stretch of coast. I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long dry spell before we see anything worth paddling out for.

Right now, and for the next week and a half, it’s basically a flat spell. There’s very little to no energy in the water. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and most days the wind is either onshore or straight up useless. You’ll get a few glassy mornings here and there, like Tuesday the 11th and Saturday the 15th, but with only 1.0ft of weak, short-period swell, it’s just not going to give you a ride. The wave energy is pitiful, barely hitting double digits at its best (7). For starters, the water is sitting at 83°F, which is a massive 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost like bathwater.

There’s a long gap of over a week where you’re better off doing something else. The only light at the end of the tunnel is Monday the 17th, where we finally see a pulse of energy come in. Swell bumps up to 1ft in the morning, and the combined wave energy jumps to 12. It’s still not great, but it’s a start.

The one and only standout of the whole outlook lands on the morning of Tuesday, the 18th of August. *Capo Marina* finally gets a sniff of something real. We’re looking at a 4ft SSW groundswell with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 87. That’s moderate energy, and with a clean 15 km/h offshore wind from the north, the conditions will be clean. The swell direction is SSW, which is pretty much bang on the optimum for this spot. It’s an advanced reef break that can be inconsistent and sometimes crowded, but for this one window, it could be the best we see. The wave comment even calls it "surfable," so get on it if you’re an experienced hand.

After that little spike, the energy drops right back off into weak, small swells for the rest of the period. Wednesday the 19th is still rideable in the morning (3ft, 66 energy) with clean cross-offshore wind, but it’s a shadow of Tuesday’s brief highlight.

Overall, it’s a tough spell. Don’t hold your breath for most of it. If you’re an expert and you can get out on the morning of Tuesday the 18th, that’s your window. Otherwise, this setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on those afternoons with a bit more wind.

Rusty.

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