Hotel Novotel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

I’m gonna level with you – this 16-day stretch is a bust. From the 22nd of July all the way to the 6th of August, every single session is showing poor surf conditions. That’s a full two-week gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is locked in from the east and southeast, mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping the surface choppy and ugly.

The only break we’re looking at is Hotel Novotel. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, fairly exposed to the swell, and it needs a southeast direction to work best. But the swell we’re getting is mostly from the east and east-southeast, which is cross or cross-on. Not ideal.

Water temp is 28°, about average for the time of year with a tiny anomaly of 0.3°, so no surprises there.

Let’s run through the period. The first few days, from Wednesday the 22nd into the weekend, are tiny. Swell heights are 0.6m to 1.5m, periods short (5 to 8 seconds), and combined energy is weak to moderate (52 to 422). The wind is blowing 12 to 15 mph from the east or east-southeast, making it choppy. No clean waves.

The following week, from the 25th of July onward, the swell does build. We get heights up to 1.8m, and combined energy jumps into the moderate to strong range (up to 543 on the 4th of August). But the wind is still cross or cross-on, and the period is stuck at 8 seconds. That’s short-period, wind-affected junk. For a beginner spot like Hotel Novotel, 1.5m to 1.8m can be a bit much, but with the wind and chop, it’s just not surfable.

The only glimmer of hope is the morning of the 5th of August, where we get a brief window of clean, cross-offshore wind. Swell is 1.0m at 8 seconds from the east, combined energy 132. It’s small and clean, but it’s just one morning, and it’s not enough to call a standout. The rest of that day and the next are back to the same messy conditions.

So, plain and simple: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. If you’re keen to get wet, the 5th of August morning is your only chance for a clean, small wave, but don’t bank on it. The wind is the problem, and it’s not letting up. This is one of those quiet stretches where forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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