Surf Forecasts:
Cabo Blanco surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with 589 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabo Blanco this week:
The surf forecast for Cabo Blanco over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cabo Blanco in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabo Blanco over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s switch to feet and Fahrenheit for the locals who think in those numbers.
So, we’ve got a solid run of surf coming into Cabo Blanco, starting Tuesday, July 14th. The swell is hanging in there from the SSW, and the mornings are looking like the real deal. The water temp is about average for the season, nothing crazy.
The best bet is the weekend of Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of July. Saturday morning, it’s dead calm, glassy, with a 4ft SSW swell at 13 seconds. The energy in the water is pumping (503), so you’ll feel that push. It’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll wrap in nicely and set up with some good shape. Sunday morning is almost a carbon copy, 4ft, 12-second period, glassy, with even a bit more energy (538). That’s the cream of the crop.
Every morning from the 14th through the 21st is looking clean, with light or no wind. The afternoons though, that WSW wind comes in and turns the surface to junk. So, it’s an early-bird special. The wave height stays around waist to chest high (3ft to 4ft) for the first week, which is good for everyone. The direction is right on the money for this spot.
Later in the forecast, around the 24th to the 27th of July, we get a pulse of very long-period energy (24 seconds on the 24th, 21 seconds on the 25th), but it’s tiny, only 1ft to 2ft. The winds get a bit more tricky, and the conditions are more of a challenge. You’ll need a longboard or a big fish to catch those little, long-period lines.
Cabo can get a few people on those good mornings, but it’s not a total zoo.
Bottom line: set your alarm for the first week, and you’ll score.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 408 | 331 | 427 | 318 | 469 | 408 | 434 | 569 | 433 | 560 | 331 | 454 | 498 | 250 | 379 | 392 | 424 | 252 | 248 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:23PM3.10m | 4:03AM3.00m | 4:16PM3.15m | 4:54AM3.12m | 5:07PM3.15m | 5:42AM3.18m | 5:57PM3.08m | 6:29AM3.16m | 6:45PM2.96m | 7:15AM3.08m | 7:33PM2.79m | 8:01AM2.94m | 8:22PM2.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.37m | 9:45PM0.02m | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:35PM-0.05m | 10:59AM0.21m | 11:24PM-0.05m | 11:50AM0.22m | 00:10AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.27m | 00:56AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.37m | 1:42AM0.35m | 2:18PM0.50m | 2:28AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 446 | 408 | 331 | 427 | 318 | 469 | 408 | 434 | 569 | 433 | 560 | 331 | 454 | 498 | 250 | 379 | 392 | 424 | 252 | 248 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | S 17 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 91 | 46 | 109 | 107 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 12 | 81 | 179 | 106 | 20 | 108 | 42 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 53 | 78 | 4 | 94 | 127 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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