Nova Mar Bella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. Lookin’ at the charts for the next 16 days, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a pretty quiet stretch. There’s no real swell on offer, and the conditions are fighting us most of the time. We’re not gonna see any standout days, so temper your expectations. The first few days are a write-off, and there’s a long gap where nothing’s happening at all.

Nova Mar Bella is our only spot on the radar, and it’s a breakwater setup. The water temp is 78°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a nice little bonus.

Right off the bat, Wednesday the 15th is a no-go. We’ve got a tiny 0.4ft swell from the SE with a short 6-second period and weak energy (12). The morning has a light cross-offshore wind, but it’s just too small. By the afternoon, the wind swings to a moderate cross-shore, and the swell drops even more. Not worth paddling out.

Thursday the 16th is glassy in the morning, which is a rare treat, but the swell is only 1ft and the period is a weak 4 seconds. It’s flat, basically. The afternoon turns onshore and messy. Skip it.

Friday the 17th through to the end of July is a long, sad story. We’re looking at days of tiny, weak swell – often below 2ft – with periods rarely hitting 5 seconds. The combined energy is pitiful, mostly single digits. There are glassy windows on the 18th, 23rd, 25th, 26th, and 30th of July, but the ocean is just too flat to surf. The wind is often cross-on or onshore, chopping up what little bump there is.

There’s a real blank run from the 19th of July right through to the 26th, with long stretches of zero swell. The 27th of July morning brings a tiny spike of 3ft from the SW with a 5-second period, and the energy finally hits 38 – still weak. The wind is light cross-shore, but the quality is poor. It’s just not enough to get excited about.

Honestly, for a breakwater spot like Nova Mar Bella, when the swell is this small and the wind is often onshore, it’s more interesting for a kite session than a proper paddle. The wind on the 27th afternoon is a moderate cross-shore, but again, the swell is tiny.

We’ve got no standouts here. It’s a dry spell. Forecasts can change, but for now, keep the board in the car and hope for a better run later.

Rusty.

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