Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Constantine Bay has in store for us. Gotta be honest, straight up, this is a lean stretch. The entire 16-day window is a real struggle for any decent waves. The first few days are a write-off, and we’re looking at a long gap of tiny, weak, or messy conditions before we see anything even remotely surfable. The best we get is a light, clean morning on Monday the 12th of August, but even that is small.

The Outlook

Alright, the overall pattern is grim. The first week and a half is dominated by poor surf conditions with cross-onshore winds and flat, weak energy. The combined swell energy is barely registering, often in the teens or 40s (46 on Thursday the 30th of July), which is really weak. We don’t even get a single recommendation until the morning of Monday the 3rd of August, and even then it’s only a 1 out of 10. That’s a long wait.

The first real glimmer comes on Monday the 3rd of August in the morning. We’ve got a light NNE breeze making it clean, offshore wind from the NNE. The swell is small, just 2ft from the WSW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is still low at 77, but it’s the cleanest the bay will look for a while. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums for nearly another week. The rest of that week is all tiny, poor surf with onshore or cross-shore winds. The morning of Sunday the 2nd of August is glassy but with only 2ft of weak swell, so it’s flat and calm, not really surfable.

The next standout, and probably the best on offer, is the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August. There’s an offshore wind from the east, light breeze, and the wave state is clean. The swell is still only 2ft from the west at 7 seconds, which is short period. The combined energy is 43, still weak. It’s not a classic, but given the drought, it’s the cleanest opportunity we’ve got. The break is a beach and reef setup, exposed to the west, and it’s very consistent. Crowds are possible there sometimes, so on a small clean day like this, you might find a few others out.

Looking further out, the morning of Thursday the 14th of August finally shows a bump in energy – 118 combined energy from a WNW swell at 3ft and 9 seconds. But the wind is cross-offshore from the ENE, keeping it clean. This is a long-range call, so it’s promising but less certain. The swell direction is right on the optimum from the west-northwest, so that’s a positive. It’s still small, so it’s a beginner-friendly size, but at least there’s some push behind it.

The only real highlight, if you’re desperate for a paddle, is that Wednesday the 12th of August morning. For the rest, you’re looking at clean but tiny conditions, or small and choppy. It’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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