Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this forecast for Cabo Blanco is a tough read. Over the next 16 days, there’s just nothing that’s going to get you excited. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly cross or cross-shore, and the energy in the water is almost non-existent. It’s a flat, blown-out stretch, and I’m not going to sugar-coat it.

We’re looking at a serious gap in any decent surf. From Friday the 14th right through to the end of the window on Saturday the 29th, there’s not a single session I’d recommend paddling out for. The swell heights barely tickle 3ft, and those are all short-period wind slop at 4-5 seconds, which isn't going to do anything for a point break like this. The combined energy readings are in the single digits and low teens for the most part, which is weak, dead water. We’re talking "combined energy" values like 29, 47, or 59 at their “peak”—that’s just weak chop, not surf.

The first few days are just messy. Friday morning the wind is light but it’s cross-off, and there’s nothing to push in. Friday afternoon only offers 3ft at a pathetic 4 seconds from the SW, with a fresh cross-shore breeze making it lumpy. That’s not surf, that’s just a messy lake. The weekend follows the same pattern: tiny 0.3ft pulses in the mornings, and by the afternoon the wind picks up to 25 mph from the SSW, chopping up whatever crumbs are there.

We do get a few mornings with a clean look, like Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th with light cross-off winds and some potential for the water to look glassy. But there’s no swell behind it. Those morning sessions are showing 0.3ft at 11-12 seconds, but that’s a long-period pulse with zero height—it's a tease. The water temperature here is running about average for this time of year, so that’s not an issue; it’s just the ocean being flat.

Into the second week, the pattern doesn’t change. It stays small, the winds are mostly cross-shore from the SW or SSW at 10-20 mph, and the energy readings stay in the low double digits or worse. By Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th, we get a little push of 0.7ft from the WNW with a longer period, but it's still not enough to break over the reef properly. It’s just flat out.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is a blank run. There’s nothing for beginners, nothing for experts, and honestly, with the wind and the tiny swell, it looks more interesting for a kiteboarder than a surfer. The setup is just not there. But listen, these forecasts can change, and Cabo Blanco is a spot that doesn’t stay flat forever. Keep an eye on it, but don’t plan a trip around this one.

Stay salty.

Rusty

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