Cabo Roche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Cabo Roche. To be straight with you, this forecast is a tough one. We’re looking at a stretch where the ocean just isn't giving us much to work with. There’s a real lack of energy and the swell direction is mostly wrong for this spot, which is a bummer because it's a consistent break otherwise.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. But the waves are the story, and the story is mostly flat.

The next couple of days, starting Saturday the 8th, are a write-off. We're talking tiny dribbles of swell, maybe 2ft, with a weak period. The energy is next to nothing, around 21 on the combined scale. It’s poor, plain and simple. Sunday is a bit bigger, pushing 3ft to 3ft, but the wind is gonna be on it from the west and northwest, so it’ll be a messy, choppy mess. Not worth the paddle.

Monday the 10th starts off with a bit of hope. It’s glassy in the morning and there's a small 3ft swell from the west. The energy climbs a touch to 49, but it's still weak. It’s surfable, but you’d be scratching for anything decent. The afternoon gets blown out again.

The middle of the week, Tuesday and Wednesday, are more of the same – small, weak, and mostly onshore. There’s a moment on Wednesday afternoon where the period jumps up to 10 seconds, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft, so it doesn’t amount to anything.

Now, the best of a bad bunch looks like Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th in the mornings. We get a bit of a shift with the wind going offshore and cross-offshore. The swell stays small, around 2ft, but with a slightly better period of 8-9 seconds. The energy is still low, around 48-59, but the clean conditions will make those tiny waves feel a hell of a lot better. It's not going to be epic, but it'll be the cleanest you'll see all week. If you're desperate, that’s your window.

The weekend of the 16th-17th sees the wind go properly offshore from the ESE, which is great for the surface, but the waves are still small at 2ft to 2ft, and the energy drops right back down. It’ll be clean and small. A good day for a longboard and a quiet paddle, but not much else.

After that, the second week just fades away. The swell drops off completely, with the size falling to 0.6ft to 2ft. The energy tanks, dropping to single digits at times. There are a few days with onshore winds that will chop up the tiny bumps, but honestly, it’s a flat spell. The 20th and 21st are particularly poor.

So, to sum it up, there are no standouts here. The swell is just too small and weak for the direction it's coming from. The only real takeaway is those clean mornings on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, where you might get a few fun, knee-to-waist high waves if you're in the right place. It's not a time to be picky, just be happy to be out there. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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