Cabo Blanco Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking for this stretch.

Right off the bat, Tuesday the 28th of July is where it’s at. We’ve got a solid SW groundswell rolling in at 4ft with a long 18-second period, and the energy is pumping hard with a reading of (1097). The wind is glassy out of the ENE, so the morning session at Cabo Blanco is going to be absolutely clean. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s a real treat. This is the standout session of the whole outlook – excellent surf for experienced surfers, and the offshore direction is right on the money for the SW swell. It’s going to be a ripper of a morning.

After that, the swell holds up into Wednesday the 29th at 4ft, still SW but the period drops to 16 seconds. The energy is still strong (898). The morning is glassy with a calm wind, so it’ll be clean and fun, though the quality dips a little from the day before. By Thursday the 30th, the swell starts to ease to 4ft (498) and the period drops to 14 seconds, but the morning is still glassy out of the NW. It’s good, but not the peak.

From Friday the 31st of July right through to the first week of August, the swell drops off. We’re looking at 3ft down to 2ft waves, with periods mostly in the 12 to 13-second range. The energy falls into the 200s and 300s, so it’s weak. The mornings are often glassy, but the waves are small and ordinary. There’s a stretch of several days here where the surf is just not worth getting excited about – it’s a real lull.

Now, looking ahead to the second week, there’s a flicker of promise. Saturday the 8th of August, the morning has a 3ft SSW swell with a 16-second period. The energy jumps back up to 541, and the wind is glassy out of the WNW. That’s a promising session, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep your expectations in check. The periods are long, which is great for points and reefs, but at a beach break it might be a little straight. Still, it’s the best thing on the horizon after the first couple of days.

Overall, the real standout is Tuesday morning, the 28th of July. Get out there if you can. The rest of the run is small and average, with a few clean but weak mornings.

Rusty.

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