Costa Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s talk about Costa Nova. The first week is pretty average, but there’s a real stand-out session way out in the second week that makes this worth paying attention to.

Right now, the surf is small and messy. The water is 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s not going to make the choppy cross-onshore wind feel any better. It’s not until the 6th that we get a proper window of clean conditions. That Sunday morning, the wind goes glassy and the swell is 4ft from the northwest with a 12-second period. The combined energy is moderate (495), and the conditions are actually good. That’s the one to aim for if you want a smooth session, but the swell isn’t huge.

Then we go through a messy patch. A bit of swell on the 7th and 8th but the wind is all wrong. A 5ft west-northwest swell on the Monday morning gets messed up by a cross-shore breeze. It’s just frustrating.

Now, the real standout is Wednesday the 16th of September. That morning, you’ve got a clean, glassy surface with a 6ft northwest swell and a 12-second period. The combined energy is strong (1025), so there’s some proper power in the water. The wind is calm, so it’ll be clean. That’s expert territory at 6ft, but if you’ve got the skills, this is the best session in the whole 16-day run. It’s a long way off though, so don’t book the day off work just yet.

In between, there are a few mornings where the wind is light or clean, like the 11th with a 3ft glassy swell, and the 13th with a 3ft clean cross-off wind. But they’re ordinary at best. The rest is mostly choppy cross-onshore junk.

Bottom line: There’s a good run of nothing much, then a golden window on Sunday the 6th for some clean but modest waves, and the real score is that Wednesday the 16th morning. Keep an eye on that one.

Rusty

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