Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it. Gotta be straight with you: this 16-day window for Cabo Blanco is a tough one. The whole period is a real struggle, with very little in the way of quality surf. We're looking at a long, drawn-out stretch of mostly small, weak, and messy conditions.

The water temperature at Cabo Blanco is sitting at 75°, which is a whopping 9° warmer than normal for this time of year. That's incredibly unusual, so you'll be surfing in a bath.

The first real bit of action doesn't even show up until the 28th of August. Before that, from Friday the 14th right through to Friday the 28th, it's a near-total blank. The surf is either non-existent, or it's tiny, weak, and chopped up by cross-shore winds. We're talking about a solid two-week drought of poor surf. The combined energy of all swells is nearly always in the single or double digits, with weak energy (0-72) and zero scores across the board.

Now, what we do have to work with comes on the final two days of the outlook. It's not a classic, but it's the only game in town.

Saturday, 29th August is the pick of the litter. It's a long-range call, so keep that in mind, but there's promise. We've got a small, clean-ish swell showing. Cabo Blanco is a point break that's exposed to a NNW swell, and the guidance says the optimum direction is from the NNW. The swell on Saturday afternoon is coming from the WNW at 2ft, with a period of 12 seconds. That's a solid, long-period groundswell. The combined swell energy hits 95 (moderate range), which is the highest we see. The morning shows a gentle breeze with a slight cross-shore, and the afternoon is a moderate breeze with a cross-shore. It's not glassy, but it's clean enough. The water at this point is still warm. This is the only standout in the whole 16 days. It's a small, long-period groundswell that will offer some clean, lined-up waves on the point, even if it's not big.

Friday, 28th August is the warm-up. The afternoon sees a WNW swell of 2ft at 13 seconds, with a combined energy of 116 – the strongest we see in the whole period. The wind is a moderate cross-shore. It's a little lumpy, but there's some energy to play with.

Honestly, for the first two weeks, do yourself a favour and look for something else to do. The setup is a classic point break, but with the persistent strong cross-shore wind and small, weak swell, it's more of a frustration than a session. The conditions are too poor for any real paddle surfing. Might be worth checking for a kite if that's your thing on the breezy afternoons, but for a surf, it's a massive wait.

Rusty.

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