Caballeros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's break it down.

We’ve only got one break to talk about for this whole sixteen-day spell – Caballeros. And I’ll be honest, it’s a bit of a tough watch. The swell is coming in for sure, but the wind is the story here. Almost every day we’re looking at a cross-onshore breeze, which leaves the surface bumpy and messy. There’s no glassy morning in the first week to get excited about.

Kicking off on Tuesday the 7th of July, there’s some cloud cover and a 5ft SSW groundswell coming from the SW, with a long period of 16 seconds. That’s a lot of energy pushing in – the combined energy reading is 1191 (moderate to strong). That long-period energy wraps deep, but the wind is blowing cross-onshore at 9 mph from the SSW, so it’s going to be choppy. The water is 69°, which is 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very strange, so leave the thick wetsuit at home.

Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th are more of the same: 4ft to 4ft swells, still with that long period (15-16 seconds), but that cross-onshore wind stays steady. The energy drops to between 707 and 986, but the chop remains.

The weekend of the 11th and 12th is pretty flat in terms of quality – similar sized swell, same wind issues.

Moving to Friday the 17th of July, nothing really changes – 4ft swell, cross-onshore wind. Not great.

Then, on Saturday the 18th of July, we get the best window of the whole forecast. In the morning, the wind shifts to WSW at only 3 mph and turns onshore, with a small 3ft SSW swell. That’s the cleanest the conditions get, but the waves are tiny – you’ll want a longboard or a funboard to have any fun.

After that, it’s quiet again until Sunday the 19th of July, where we see a 7ft SW swell hitting. That’s big enough that only experienced surfers should be out there. The combined energy jumps to 1387 (strong) on Sunday morning, but just like the rest, the wind is cross-onshore at 6 mph, so it won’t be pretty.

The whole 16-day stretch is not a classic. There’s no day with perfect offshore winds and clean, lined-up surf. The swell is there, the energy is there, but the wind ruins the party.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Saturday the 18th of July is your best bet for the cleanest, most rideable conditions, or you go for the raw power of Sunday the 19th of July – but that one is only for the experts.

Rusty.

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