Cabo Lastres Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Wednesday kicks off with Cabo Lastres (Asturias) seeing small, wind-affected surf – 1.1m from the NNW with a short 7-second period, and a light N breeze pushing onshore. It’s poor – rain showers and disorganized lines. Water temp’s 21°, a touch warmer than average, so a thinner wetsuit will do fine. Not one to get excited about.

By Wednesday afternoon, the swell picks up to 1.6m but still short-period (10 seconds) with N at 10 km/h – marginal at best, with tide playing games. Quality’s low.

Thursday morning’s a step up: 1.4m out of the NW, 11-second period, light WSW cross-off (5 km/h) – clean lines start to form. Still small, but ridable and the light offshore leaves a nice face. Afternoon goes cross-on from the NNW – not as good.

Then Friday morning lines up as the clear standout: 1.8m of NW at 13 seconds with a glassy, light W breeze (5 km/h). The point will feel alive – clean, powerful, and the energy reading at 1174 shows real push in the water. This is the session to clear your calendar for. Friday afternoon though, it jumps to 2.5m at 14 seconds with an ENE cross-on – that’s big, lumpy, and only for experienced surfers who know the reef. Don’t get caught inside.

Saturday’s still solid in the morning – 2.0m from the NNW at 13 seconds – but the E wind at 10 km/h puts a slight cross-shore kink in it. Afternoon brings 20 km/h E, which chops things up fast.

Sunday morning’s the next good window: 1.5m at 11 seconds, light E cross-off, and clean. Back to comfortable size, good shape. Afternoon turns cross-shore again with 20 km/h – messy.

Monday keeps things modest – 1.4m, 12 seconds, ESE cross-off in the morning – okay but nothing special. The rest of the week slowly fades: Tuesday’s down to 1.1m, Wednesday’s just 1.3m but with a long 15-second period – clean but small. Thursday the 24th drops further to 0.9m, and Friday/Saturday are tiny – 0.8-0.9m at best, with only the lightest glassy moments. You’d be struggling to find a wave.

But then Monday the 28th morning throws a curveball – 1.1m at 16 seconds, glassy, light W wind (5 km/h). That’s a beautiful long-period groundswell, perfectly clean, and the energy is back up to 1060. It’s small, but it’s pristine.

Monday afternoon’s bigger – 1.9m from the NW at 14 seconds – but the NNE onshore (5 km/h) turns it lumpy.

Tuesday the 29th morning has another clean but small window: 1.5m, 12 seconds, and glassy W breeze. Below that, it fades out again.

The last appreciable swell is Wednesday the 30th – morning 1.8m at 11 seconds but wind from the W at 15 km/h, making it cross-shore and bumpy. Afternoon’s 2.1m with WNW 20 km/h – chopped and not worth it.

So the best bets are Friday the 18th morning (1.8m, 13s, glassy) and Monday the 28th morning (1.1m, 16s, glassy). The Friday slot is the bigger, more powerful option – catch it early before the wind shifts. The Monday slot is the cleaner, longer-period gem – small but smooth, with that rare glassy surface.

For the crowd: Cabo Lastres can get busy, especially on clean swell days, and it’s a consistent point that draws people in – but if you’re there early, you’ll find your share of waves.

If you’re a beginner, watch the size – anything over 1.5m starts pushing into intermediate territory, and over 2.5m is expert-only. On those days, you might be better off watching or heading to a sheltered beach.

Keep an eye on the tide, pick your window, and don’t sleep on that Monday the 28th morning.

Stay stoked,

Rusty

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