Cabo Lastres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get into it.

Honestly, friends, we're looking at a pretty bleak stretch here. For the next week and a half, the swell is tiny and the conditions are just not cooperating. We’ve got a long gap of no real surf on offer from now until August 7th. The water temp is sitting at a pretty average 69°, nothing to write home about for this time of year.

Our only real option on the table is Cabo Lastres (Asturias). It's an expert-level point break that's consistent, and it prefers a NW swell. The problem is, for almost the whole outlook period, the waves are just too small to get excited about. We're seeing heights of 0.7ft to 2ft with short, weak periods around 6 to 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak, often only hitting two-digit values like 70 or 48, just not enough grunt.

There is a flicker of hope on the morning of Friday, August 8th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the NNW with a much longer period of 11 seconds. The energy hits a solid 237 (moderate), which means better shape. The wind goes glassy, which will make for clean, peeling lines on that point. This is probably the best we'll see, but it's for experts only given the break's nature and the fact that longer-period swells can race down a point.

The next little pulse hits the morning of Monday, August 11th. We get a 3ft swell from the NNW with that same nice 11-second period and a glassy surface. Energy is up at 255. This could offer the best waves of the whole window – still very clean, but again, an expert's game at this spot.

For the rest of the time, it's all cross-onshore winds or just flat, tiny dribble. The combined swell energy dips back into the weak range, and the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. There’s nothing here for a beginner, and honestly, even most surfers will be sitting this one out.

This is a classic "blank run" for the area. There's just no juice to work with. Stay patient, forecasts can change.

Rusty out.

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