Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the outlook for Constantine Bay.

To be straight with you, this is a tough one. Looking at the whole 16-day run, there’s really not a single moment where everything lines up for a proper paddle. The wave heights come and go, but the wind and conditions just don’t play ball. Right off the bat, we’ve got a gap with no real recommendations. From now, the first sniff of surf is on Saturday morning, the 5th of September. There’s some size there – 5ft from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined swell energy is moderate (485). But that cross-on wind from the WNW at 6 mph puts a bit of a chop on it, and it’s flagged as marginal. Not worth getting excited about.

The wind really turns sour from Sunday the 6th onward. We get a solid pulse on Monday the 7th – 8ft from the W with a 13-second period. That’s a proper long-period groundswell and the combined energy is strong (1783), but the wind is howling onshore from the W at 16 mph. It’s just going to be a messy, blown-out wall. That continues through most of the first week: onshore winds, fresh breezes, and rain showers. Even when the swell drops to 2ft on Sunday the 13th, we finally get a clean offshore wind from the E at 16 mph. But by then the swell is tiny – only 2ft – and combined energy is weak (104). You’d be scratching for scraps.

There’s one moment that stands out as the best of a bad bunch, and I mean that in the most relative sense. On Sunday morning, the 13th of September, we finally see that offshore wind from the east. The swell is small at 2ft from the west, but it’s clean. With that offshore flow, Constantine Bay’s beach-and-reef setup might actually hold a few lined-up waves for an intermediate surfer. The combined energy is still weak (104), but for a morning session with a clean surface, it’s the only real window. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but on a day like this, most will stay home.

After that, the second week is a write-off. Tiny swell – 1ft or less – and mostly cross-shore or onshore winds. Even a glassy period on Saturday the 19th won’t help because there’s no wave energy to speak of. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer willing to pump across the onshore wind.

Stay patient. A blank run like this is unusual for the area, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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