Capo Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Right now, the surf is pretty much a bust at Capo Marina. That first Thursday afternoon gets a risk of thunderstorms, a weak little 3ft swell from the SSW with a short period of 5 seconds, and a cross-onshore wind making a mess of things – combined wave energy is a puny 95. Friday doesn't look any better with poor conditions. Honestly, the first half of the week is a write-off.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Saturday morning, the 22nd of August. That's when we finally get a clean looking window. The wind swings offshore from the north at a light 6 mph, and the swell bumps up to a clean 5ft from the SSW with a period of 8 seconds. Wave energy climbs into the moderate range at 216. It's not going to be epic, but it'll be the cleanest we've seen. This is the standout of the early part of the forecast. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 83°, which is 7° warmer than normal – that's a real anomaly for the time of year, so don't bother with a wetsuit.

After Saturday morning, it drops off fast. Sunday the 23rd sees the swell fade to 2ft, and by Monday the 24th it’s basically flat. There’s a long gap of poor to no surf stretching all the way from Sunday afternoon through to Friday the 28th of August. A week of barely any waves to speak of.

Then on Friday the 28th of August, we get a spike in energy. Morning sees an 8ft swell from the SSW with a 7-second period, and the combined energy hits 925 – that's a solid, strong pulse. But here’s the kicker: the wind is onshore from the south at 12 mph, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” That’s expert territory size-wise, but with the wind blowing straight into it, it’s going to be messy. That afternoon drops to 5ft, still onshore. Not the day to be paddling out unless you’re ready for a beating.

The only other decent session in the whole 16 days is Saturday morning the 29th of August. The swell drops to a manageable 4ft from the SSW, period stays at 7 seconds, and the wind turns offshore from the north at 6 mph. Wave energy is moderate at 178, and the comment calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary.” It's clean, but it's not a standout.

After that, through the end of August and into the first week of September, it's mostly tiny or onshore junk. There's a small pulse of 3ft on Tuesday the 1st of September morning with offshore wind, but the energy is low at 73. Nothing to get excited about.

Bottom line: if you’ve got to pick a session, make it Saturday morning the 22nd of August for the cleanest, most user-friendly waves, or Saturday morning the 29th of August for a slightly bigger, clean option. But don’t expect perfection.

Rusty.

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