Mini Capo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Mini Capo.

To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The 16-day window opens and it’s pretty much flat or close to it for days on end. The only real hope is a tiny window on the morning of Friday, the 21st of August, but even that is a struggle.

Friday morning, the 21st, we get a pulse of 3ft swell from the WSW, with a period of just 7 seconds – that’s short-period wind swell, not much grunt. The combined energy is weak at 86. But the wind is glassy, light southerly at 3 mph, so it’ll be clean. The waves will be weak and soft, but you could get a few fun ones if you’re not fussy. This is the best of a very quiet bunch.

By Friday afternoon, the wind swings and it gets messy, and from there it’s a long, flat slog. Saturday morning the 22nd has a similar 3ft swell but clean with light northerly offshore at 6 mph – energy is moderate at 102, so a bit more push, but still that short 7-second period. It’s better than nothing, and offshore wind is a bonus for Mini Capo, but don’t expect much.

Then the bottom falls out. From Sunday the 23rd all the way through to Saturday the 5th of September, the swell drops away to almost nothing – under 2ft for most of it, with energy values in the single digits. A few mornings show glassy conditions, like Thursday the 27th morning and Tuesday the 25th morning, but the swell is just too tiny to bother. There’s simply no surf to get excited about.

The water temperature is near the seasonal average, nothing unusual there.

Honestly, if you’re a surfer, this period is a write-off. For about two weeks there’s barely a ripple. The only thing worth a mention is the morning of the 21st and maybe the 22nd morning – and even that is a “beggars can’t be choosers” situation. If the wind holds on the 21st morning, you might get a few glassy little lefts off the reef, but keep your expectations on the floor.

Rusty.

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