Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Listen up, crew. Rusty here, and I’m looking at a sixteen-day forecast for Cabo Blanco that’s about as exciting as watching paint dry. I’m calling it now: this is a tough run.

Right from the top, the water is a warm 75°, which is way warmer than normal for the season—a solid 9° above the average. It feels like a hot tub, but that’s the only good news.

We are staring down a near-total flat spell. The whole 16 days, from the 2nd of August through the 17th, is mostly empty. The first real chance of a wave is on the 2nd, with a tiny 1 ft northwest swell carrying an 11-second period. It’s clean early with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the combined swell energy is only (28) – that’s weak. Not worth suiting up for.

After that, it’s a dirge of small, choppy, short-period slop. Most days see swell under 3 ft from the southwest with periods of just 3 to 5 seconds. The wind is almost always a cross or cross-onshore mess, with gusts hitting 22 to 25 mph. The combined swell energy rarely hits triple digits; it’s mostly in the single or low double digits – weak, weak energy.

There are a couple of mornings that look glassy, like Saturday the 8th, but we’re talking about a 0.3 ft northwest swell. The combined energy is (3). That’s a pond, not the ocean. You’d be paddling around for fun.

The second week brings a tease. Around the 16th and 17th of August, we see some very long-period groundswell from the west-northwest, hitting 18 to 19 seconds. That’s a classic look for a point break like Cabo Blanco, which loves a northwest swell. But the height is only 0.7 ft. All that period and no push. The energy picks up a little to the low 40s, but it’s still not enough to bend a rail.

Honestly, with the constant cross-shore wind and tiny, weak lumps, this coast looks more interesting for kite surfing than for paddling into a wave. There just isn’t any power.

There are no standout days. None. The only highlight is the warm water, which is a nice bonus, but it won’t help you catch a wave. For a spot that needs a solid, lined-up swell to show its best, this is a dead period. Forecasts can always change, but for now, don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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