Cabo Lastres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. The next couple of weeks around Cabo Lastres are looking pretty flat and uninspiring for the most part, but there’s a bright spot if you’re willing to be patient. It’s a classic point break setup, and it only really works for experts, so keep that in mind.

Right now, and for the first several days, we’ve got a real slow start. Wednesday the 3rd and Thursday the 4th barely register with tiny, weak waves around 2 to 3 feet and short-period windswell. The combined energy is low (65 to 57), and the wind is either cross or glassy, but there just isn’t enough push to get excited about.

Friday the 5th sees a bump in size – up to 4 to 5 feet from the NNW with a longer 13-second period. The combined energy jumps to 608 and 834, which is moderate to strong, but the wind is still cross or onshore, making it a bit of a messy affair. It’s marginal at best, and honestly, with that crosswind and chop, it looks more like a day for a kite than a paddle.

We drift through a pretty mediocre stretch from the 6th to the 12th. Knee-to-waist-high stuff mostly, with periods swinging between 7 and 13 seconds, but the winds are rarely cooperating. Lots of cross-onshore or light cross conditions. The energy drops back to weak or moderate (88 to 472). Nothing to write home about.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The real standout is Sunday the 13th of September. That’s over a week away, so it’s a promising but less certain call – but the models are showing something special. Saturday the 13th morning, Cabo Lastres (the point) is forecast to get a solid 6-foot swell from the NNW with a very long 14-second period. Combined energy hits 1057 – that’s strong wave energy. And the wind? Perfect glassy conditions from the NE at just 3 mph. That’s a recipe for clean, powerful lines peeling down the point. This is a serious expert-only swell, especially over 5 feet, and at 6 feet it’ll be well overhead on the sets. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, sitting around 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal – a nice bonus.

The afternoon of the 13th drops off a bit with cross-onshore wind and a smaller 5-foot swell, but still decent.

After that, Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are back to smaller, weaker surf with cross winds. The energy fades to 240 and below. Not much to chase.

Wednesday the 16th offers a small glimmer of hope with 4 feet from the NW and a 10-second period, but the wind is light cross, so it’s mediocre.

The rest of the run from the 17th onward is pretty poor – tiny waves, weak energy (92 to 153), and cross-onshore conditions.

All in all, if you’re looking for a session, the standout is the morning of Sunday the 13th at Cabo Lastres. Big, clean, long-period groundswell, glassy wind, and serious power. It’ll be a crowd pleaser for a crew of experts. For the rest of the 16 days, the pickings are slim, but that one morning looks worth the wait.

Rusty.

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