Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at this next 16-day window for Cabo Blanco. And I gotta be straight with you—right now, it’s a tough stretch. This is a famous point break that loves a good solid NNW swell, but we just aren't seeing it. Conditions are all over the place, and the consistent energy just isn't there. The first recommendation doesn’t even come until the start of the period, but even that is a non-starter. The water is sitting at 75°F, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year—over 7°F warmer than average, so don't bother with a thick wetsuit if you're paddling out.

From day one, Friday 24 July, we’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the SW, with a short 3-second period and a cross wind at 12 mph. The wave energy is weak at just (3). It's poor. That’s how this whole run starts.

Saturday 25 July and Sunday 26 July are basically a dead loss. The swell drops out to nothing on Saturday morning, and we get a weak 1ft swell from the NW on Saturday afternoon with a long period of 15 seconds, but the wind is cross at 16 mph, making it lumpy. Energy is still weak (49). Not worth the paddle. Sunday is more of the same—tiny 0.7ft waves and building winds up to 19 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop.

Monday 27 July has a morning flat spell, then a tiny 2ft SW swell in the afternoon, but with a super short 4-second period and a moderate cross-shore. Conditions are just messy.

The whole first week just limps along. Through to the end of July and into early August, we see tiny wave heights—mostly 0.3ft to 1ft—with periods that either blow out quickly (short period SW slop) or are longer period NW groundswells that are too small to do anything with. Winds are mostly cross or cross-on, ranging from 9 to 22 mph. The signal is consistently "poor surf conditions" across the board. The combined energy figures are weak, mostly between (5) and (79)—nothing gets into three digits.

Honestly, for this entire 16-day outlook, there’s no standout session. Not one day where the swell size, direction, and wind align. For a spot that is exposed to a good swell, we just aren't getting the right direction (NNW is what works best here) and the little energy we get is very weak.

It’s a long, flat, and messy run. The only thing I can say is that the wind is often cross or cross-on, and with the tiny lumps and bumps, if you’re absolutely desperate, the small NW period groundswell on Saturday 25 July afternoon or Sunday 2 August had the longest periods, but it's still tiny. For the most part, this is more of a kite-surfing wind setup than a paddle surf session. Hang in there—forecasts can change, because it doesn’t tend to stay this blank forever.

Stay salty,
Rusty.

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