Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Constantine Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – it’s a tough watch. The whole 16-day window is a real mixed bag of poor surf conditions. There’s no proper standout, no session that’s screaming at you to drop everything. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf from the get-go, and while there’s a bit of a pulse in the swell later, the wind just doesn’t play ball.

We kick off on Wednesday, 22 July. The morning has a bit of a 3ft north swell, but it’s a short period windswell at 5 seconds, and the combined wave energy is a weak 73. The cross-off wind from the NNE at 16 mph is actually making it clean, but the waves are just too weak and messy. The water is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Thursday morning, 23 July, is the closest we get to a decent window. The swell drops to 3ft from the NNW, period is a weak 6 seconds, energy is still low at 76, but the wind is absolutely glassy – that’s a major positive. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s small, clean, and a bit weak. Not a total write-off, but you’d be scratching for a ride.

From Friday, 24 July, through to the end of the month, it’s a grim run. The swell drops to 1ft and smaller, the wind gets cross, cross-on, or howling onshore, and the energy readings are all in the double digits or low triple digits. The surf conditions are universally described as “poor.” Honestly, there’s nothing to recommend. You’d be better off staying home.

The first week of August brings a bit more size, but it’s not the magic bullet. Saturday, 1 August, has a 5ft west swell, period around 9 seconds, and moderate energy (318 to 327). But the wind is onshore from the west at 9 mph, so it’s going to be lumpy. On Sunday, 2 August, we get a cross-shore wind from the SSW at 9 mph, which is a bit better, and the swell is still 5ft from the west, period 8 seconds, energy 264. The wave comment says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s not terrible, but it’s not good either. For an intermediate break, that 5ft with cross-shore wind might be worth a look if you’re desperate, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

There’s a spike in energy on Tuesday, 4 August, with a 5ft west swell, period 9 seconds, and energy hitting 380. The wind is from the SE at 19 mph, which is a cross-off breeze, so it’s clean. The wave comment still says “poor surf conditions,” though. That’s a lot of energy for Constantine Bay, but it’s right on the borderline of being too big for beginners, and the wind, while offshore, is strong. For experienced surfers, that could be a raw, powerful session, but it’s not a standout.

After that, it fades again. The final few days, 6 August, see the swell drop back to 2ft, with a glassy offshore wind from the east at 3 mph and clean conditions. The wave comments say “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s back to small, clean, and weak.

So, if I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, it’s Thursday morning, 23 July, for the glassy, clean little waves, or Tuesday, 4 August, for the bigger, cleaner, but more powerful and raw conditions. Neither is a true standout. It’s one of those periods where you just have to be patient and hope the forecasts change.

Rusty.

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