Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for this stretch of coast. There's a real dry spell on the cards, so if you've got the itch, you might need to find something else to do for a while.

We're starting off with nothing worth paddling out for on Sunday the 9th of August. A tiny bit of swell shows up, but it's weak, only pushing 1 ft from the SSW with a short, wind-swell period of 5 seconds. The combined wave energy is next to nothing (9). The wind is a cross-offshore, which is nice for the surface, but there's just not enough push to make a wave. The water temp is sitting at a toasty 76°, which is a massive 10° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's very unusual, and a real treat for a summer dip, but it won't help the surf.

That same story pretty much holds through the whole first week. Monday the 10th is a complete blank in the morning, with a zero for wave energy. The wind picks up in the afternoon, but it's a messy cross-shore. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th offer a tiny bit of knee-high swell, but the energy is still in the weak range (9 and 10). By Wednesday afternoon, we get a long-period 18-second groundswell from the WSW, but it’s only 0.7 ft high – barely a bump. That kind of period at a point break like Cabo Blanco is usually a good sign, but with no height, it's a total tease.

We then hit a stretch from Thursday the 14th right through to the end of the outlook on Monday the 24th of August where the surf is virtually non-existent. There are days with zero energy, and when a tiny pulse does show up, it’s usually just a weak, short-period wind swell with strong cross-shore winds chopping it up. The best you might hope for is a few clean, small waves on the mornings of the 16th and 17th when the wind goes light cross-off from the S, but we're talking about waves that are only 0.3 ft – you'd need a toy boat, not a surfboard.

There are no standout sessions in this entire 16-day window. The breaks aren't showing any consistency. For an exposed point like Cabo Blanco, this is a real bummer, but it happens. Don't hold your breath; forecasts can change, but right now, it's a solid blank run. Keep the board in the bag.

Rusty.

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