Costellos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next 16 days. It’s a rough outlook, and I can’t sugarcoat it. We’re looking at a long dry spell with a single, very small window of hope right at the end.

We’re focused on Costellos, a reef break that’s known for being inconsistent. For the first week, from Tuesday the 28th of July through the start of August, it’s all bad news. The wind is mostly a messy cross-on, and the swell is either too small or, like on the 30th of July, when it hits 8ft from the east-northeast, the wind is ruining it. The combined energy hits (592), but with a short 7-second period, it’s just a lumpy, blown-out windswell. That Thursday is a kite surfer’s day, not a paddler’s. The water temperature is about normal for the season.

The middle of the forecast, from the 3rd of August, cleans up nicely with offshore winds, but the swell disappears. We’re talking tiny, knee-high waves at best, 1.0ft to 2ft. The energy readings are in the teens and twenties, basically flat.

The only real standout, and it’s a weak one, comes on Sunday the 9th of August. The early morning at Costellos is glassy with a light breeze, and the swell period stretches out to a very long 10 seconds. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the east, but the combined energy bumps up to (64), and the report calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” For a spot that’s been flat for weeks, that’s the best on offer. That long period groundswell might give you a few clean peelers on the reef, but don’t expect power.

After that, it’s back to small, clean, and flat for the rest of the second week. The 10th and 11th have good offshore winds, but no swell to ride.

So, the one and only highlight is the morning of Sunday the 9th of August. A glassy, long-period swell, even if it’s small. The rest of the 16 days is a washout. If you’re going to paddle out, that’s your best shot.

Rusty.

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