Costa Nova Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. I’m talkin’ about Costa Nova. This isn’t a classic run, to be honest. We’ve got a fair bit of size coming through, but the wind is gonna be a real pain in the backside for most of it, keeping things messy.

Let’s start with the first decent window. Thursday morning, the 13th of August. That’s the standout. We’re looking at clean 3.0ft of groundswell pushing in from the WNW with a solid 10-second period. Modest wave energy (235), but the wind is glassy, dead calm. That means silky, clean waves. The water is sitting at 69.8°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s pleasant. This is your best bet for a rewarding session.

The rest of the first week is a bit of a battle. Thursday afternoon the wind swings and gets choppy. Friday is blown out. Saturday the 15th throws a bigger 7.9ft swell at us from the NNW, but it’s short period (8 seconds) and cross-onshore. The energy jumps up (1123), but the conditions will be lumpy and hard to enjoy. We do get another window on the morning of Monday the 17th. The swell drops a touch to 5.2ft, the wind goes glassy again, and we’ve got moderate energy (318). That’s our second good opportunity before the wind messes it up again in the afternoon.

From there, it’s a drought. We get a long stretch of poor conditions, with the wind mostly blowing onshore or cross-shore and making a mess of things. The swell sticks around between 2.3ft and 4.6ft, but it’s just not clean. This run of ugly surf goes for about four days.

Things get interesting again on the 22nd of August, Saturday morning. There’s a solid 7.9ft swell from the NNW, and the energy is pumping (643). But, the wind is moderate cross-shore. It’ll be a lively, powerful wave, but it’s for experienced surfers only. The period is short (8 seconds) so it might be a bit dumpy. The next real chance comes on the morning of Tuesday the 25th of August. The swell drops back to a clean 3.3ft from the WNW, and the wind is completely calm – glassy. That’s a lovely mellow setup with 8-second period (243). The water is still about average temp, so it’s a good morning for a session.

So, looking at the whole picture, the absolute standout is Thursday morning the 13th for the clean, glassy conditions on a decent swell. The secondary call is Monday morning the 17th, also glassy. The later window on the 25th is a promising one, but it’s a long way out. Don’t bet the farm on it.

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