Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this next couple of weeks at Constantine Bay is a real mixed bag of frustration and promise. We’re looking at a long, long stretch of messy conditions before things finally clean up.

The opening period is a write-off. From Friday the 11th right through to Monday the 21st, the onshore winds are just relentless. It's a solid block of cross-on or onshore breezes, churning up a chop that leaves the waves looking more like washing machines than surf. Sure, there's swell out there, with combined wave energy sometimes climbing into the moderate range (257 up to 669), but it’s all wind-battered and lumpy. You’ll see chest to head-high sets on Sunday the 13th (5 ft) with a nice 10-second period from the west and a clean offshore wind, but it’s a fleeting moment with marginal tides, and the afternoon reverts to slop. For a spot like this, when the wind is wrong, it’s just wrong.

Then, right at the tail end, there’s a glimmer. On Tuesday the 22nd, the whole picture flips. We're looking at a beautiful, clean morning with a light offshore from the northeast at 9 mph on about waist to chest-high swell (4 ft) from the west. The combined energy is a solid 312 – decent, not huge, but with that glassy feel you just have to wait for. The crowd factor here is listed as ‘sometimes’, so you might have company, but with conditions that clean, it'll be worth it.

The standout, if you can hold out, is Thursday the 24th. The morning session is where it’s at: a solid 6 ft of west swell, clean as a whistle with that cross-offshore breeze from the southeast at 16 mph. The combined energy hits a beefy 1055, which is a proper powerful groundswell. The period is a moderate 9 seconds, so it won't be too walled, but with that directional goodness and clean faces, Constantine will be showing its best side. After a solid ten days of rubbish, that morning is the one to circle on your calendar. Just be aware that the crowds are a possibility.

For the rest of that final week, the 26th looks clean but small, with just waist-high lines. You could get a longboard out, but the real quality has passed.

So, the long-range promise is there, but it’s a patient man’s game. The first ten days are a hard pass. The 24th morning is your golden ticket.

Rusty.

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