Surf Forecasts:
Anse de Cabestan surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, W swell with 1,137 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anse de Cabestan this week:
The surf forecast for Anse de Cabestan over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Anse de Cabestan in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anse de Cabestan over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, checking in on the outlook for Anse de Cabestan. Gotta level with you, this one’s a tough stretch. For the next couple of weeks, the wind is mostly a problem, and the surf quality is looking poor for most of it. Let’s break it down.
We start on Tuesday the 25th with nothing to get stoked about. The water's at 17°, which is a bit cooler than normal for this time of year. There's a tiny 0.5m west swell, but it’s onshore all day with a SW wind, and the combined energy is weak at 108. Total mess.
Wednesday the 26th is cross-shore and choppy, with the swell period dropping under 8 seconds – train-wreck stuff. Thursday the 27th finally brings some size at 1.7m from the SW, but it’s onshore wind, and the energy is moderate at 330. Still poor surf. This same song plays through Friday and Saturday.
By Saturday the 29th we’ve got 2.4m from the WSW, energy is strong at 694, but a fresh cross-onshore wind has it looking lumpy and chopped out. That’s kite-surfing weather, not for a paddleboard. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are poor too.
Going into the first week of September, it’s more of the same garbage. Tuesday the 1st hits 2.5m from the west, but with onshore wind. Wednesday the 2nd is also onshore, with moderate swell of 1.9m.
We finally get a small window on Sunday the 6th of September – that's over a week out. Early morning there’s a clean 1ft WNW swell with a light ENE offshore breeze at 10 km/h. That’s the only real standout in the whole period. Combined energy is moderate at 480, and conditions look clean. It’s not massive, but at this break, it’ll be your best bet.
Then, Tuesday the 8th of September is a wild card. We're looking at a massive 10ft swell from the WSW with a very long 15-second period. The combined energy is enormous at 4904. But the forecast says it’ll be too big for the spot. The morning of Wednesday the 9th is glassy with a 1.5m wind from the west. That’s a good one if you’re experienced – energy is strong at 1140. But, again, that’s a long way off and could change.
Overall, it's a long slog with a whole week of nothing good. The only real reason to paddle out is that small, clean morning on the 6th. Everything else is blown out or just not worth it.
Keep the wax soft.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 51 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 23 | 328 | 320 | 99 | 70 | 104 | 368 | 640 | 509 | 250 | 169 | 194 | 895 | 983 | 938 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14PM4.20m | 4:34AM4.20m | 4:48PM4.55m | 5:07AM4.51m | 5:20PM4.85m | 5:38AM4.77m | 5:51PM5.09m | 6:09AM4.97m | 6:23PM5.23m | 6:41AM5.08m | 6:55PM5.27m | 7:14AM5.09m | 7:29PM5.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM1.30m | 10:31PM1.05m | 10:43AM0.97m | 11:06PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.69m | 11:38PM0.47m | 11:48AM0.46m | 00:09AM0.27m | 12:19PM0.30m | 00:40AM0.16m | 12:51PM0.24m | 1:11AM0.16m | 1:24PM0.26m | 1:44AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | S 6 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 51 | 68 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 320 | 99 | 70 | 73 | 368 | 49 | 509 | 250 | 120 | 99 | — | 983 | 938 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | N 5 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 32 | 9 | 57 | 34 | 1 | — | 20 | 46 | 40 | 104 | 56 | 5 | — | 188 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 23 | 328 | — | — | — | 89 | — | 640 | — | — | 169 | 194 | 895 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 251 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 509 | 498 | 38 | 10 | 20 |
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