Mini Capo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a long stretch of flat, lifeless water ahead. The next week and a half is pretty much a write-off for any real surfing at Mini Capo, with only a couple of brief windows of tiny, weak swell that won't get you excited. The only real standout is a sudden pulse of solid, clean swell arriving on Monday the 27th of July, but it’s a one-day wonder before the taps turn off again.

Let’s start with the early part. From Wednesday the 22nd through to Sunday the 26th of July, it’s a desert. The water’s calm, the swell is either non-existent or just a few inches of slop, with combined swell energy barely registering – mostly between 0 and 28 (weak). The wind is occasionally glassy or offshore, but it doesn’t matter because there’s nothing to ride. It’s enough to make a bloke consider taking up golf.

Now, the one bright spot. On Monday the 27th of July, we finally get a proper pulse. Mini Capo is an exposed reef break, and it’s going to light up. Expect a solid 7ft to 7ft swell from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds. That’s a moderate period, but it packs a punch with combined energy of 683 (moderate wave energy). The wind is offshore from the N in the morning, shifting to a cross-offshore WNW in the afternoon – both clean, making for some cracking, hollow waves. For the advanced crew, this is the day to be out there. It’s a bit too big for beginners though. Keep in mind, this break is described as inconsistent, so it’s a rare treat when it lines up like this. The water temperature is a very unusual 82°F, which is a whopping 6°F warmer than the long-term average for the time of year – that’s a notable anomaly.

After that high, it’s back to the grind. Tuesday the 28th of July drops off hard to 3ft, and by Wednesday the 29th it’s tiny again. From Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, the swell is flat to nearly flat, with energy levels at 0 or 1 (weak). The wind is often offshore or glassy, but with no waves, it’s just a pretty picture. A few tiny pulses of 0.3ft to 0.7ft might pop up around the 3rd to 6th of August, but they’re not worth paddling out for.

If you’re a kite surfer, the solid wind on the 27th with that clean swell might be interesting, but for the rest of the period, it’s a paddling ghost town.

Rusty.

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