Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s happening on our shores. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking like a whole lot of flat and mushy nothing for a very long stretch. The swell just isn’t showing up with any energy, and the wind is mostly putting a chop on what little bump is out there. You’re looking at a major drought of surfable waves for the first week and a half, maybe longer.

Constantine Bay is the only game in town on the charts. It’s a beach and reef setup, very consistent, exposed to the west. The water temp is sitting at 65°F, which feels a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s one small win. But for the first week, it’s more of a paddle float or a beach day than a surf day.

From the 30th of July right through to the 9th of August, the score is a goose egg. We’re seeing tiny swell heights, mostly 0.7 ft to 3 ft, with weak wave energy (measures like 46 to just 12). The wind is mostly a moderate cross-onshore that’s chopping it up, or it’s glassy but with no push behind it. There’s a brief window on Monday the 3rd of August in the morning – a 2 ft swell from the WSW, period of 9 seconds, with clean cross-off winds from the north at 6 mph. The combined energy is still low at 83, and the conditions look just "ordinary," so it’s only a one out of ten. It’s surfable if you’re desperate, but honestly, it’s not a standout.

There’s a tiny flicker on the 5th of August Wednesday morning too. Glassy, 3 ft from the north with a 6-second period. But that period is short, and the energy is weak (65). Again, ordinary. Not worth getting excited about.

We finally see a change around the 12th of August Wednesday afternoon when the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the WNW with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy hits 104, the only time it breaks into the moderate range. But the wind is howling cross-onshore from the NW at 15 mph, making it choppy and poor. That wind direction and strength will ruin any shape on a beach-and-reef setup. It’s honestly more of a kite-surfing breeze than a paddle session.

The best on offer in this whole 16-day period? There isn’t a true standout. If you absolutely had to pick a session, Monday the 3rd of August morning is it. Clean winds, but tiny swell and low energy.

After that, it fizzles out again. The 13th and 14th are back to tiny, glassy, but knee-high mush. There’s no power, no push, and no hope for a real wave. The whole run from now until the 14th of August is largely a write-off, with a gap of over a week with no real recommendations.

Stay patient. It tends not to stay this poor forever. Just keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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