Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts for our area over the next 16 days, and I’ll be honest with you—it’s a tough stretch. The wind is going to be a persistent problem, and the swell just isn’t showing up with any real power. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with very little to get excited about.

Let’s start with the only real option on the map: Cabo Blanco. This is a point break for advanced surfers, and it needs a decent swell to work. Over the next two and a half weeks, the combined wave energy barely ever gets out of the weak range, with the highest reading we see being just 78 (moderate energy) on Thursday afternoon. Most days it’s down in the 20s and 30s. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 79°, which is far warmer than normal for this time of year.

We kick off on Thursday, September 10th, with a tiny 1 ft WNW swell and a period of 11 seconds. The problem is the wind. It’s a persistent cross-shore breeze, shifting from SSW to SW, and it’s blowing at 9 to 15 mph. That’s going to keep the surface a bit lumpy and messy. Friday and Saturday are more of the same—tiny swell, poor conditions. Saturday afternoon sees the wind jump up to 25 mph with a short, choppy 4 ft SW swell and a period of just 4 seconds. That’s not surfable; it’s a washing machine. The entire first week is a write-off, with cross-shore winds and barely any size.

We then hit a massive gap. From Sunday, September 13th, all the way through to Wednesday, September 23rd, there are zero recommendations. The swell drops to a pathetic 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft, and the energy readings are mostly in the single digits. The wind never lets up, staying cross-shore or cross-onshore. It’s a dead period.

The only flicker of something interesting comes late in the period. On Thursday, September 24th, we see a 0.7 ft swell from the WSW with a very long period of 23 seconds, bumping the energy up to 64. Then on the afternoon of Friday, September 25th, we get a sniff of a 0.3 ft NW swell with a 7-second period. But the wind is howling at 22 mph from the SSW, creating fresh cross-shore chop. It’s not enough to get excited about.

Honestly, this is a tough one. There are no standouts in this 16-day window. The combination of persistent cross-shore winds and very low, weak swell energy makes for a grim outlook. If it wasn’t a point break, you might think about kites, but even then, the conditions aren’t ideal. We just have to wait for the next pattern change. Keep the board waxed and the hope alive.

Stay tuned,
Rusty.

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