Castelejo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got lined up, and I'll be straight with you – this one's a tough read for the next couple of weeks at Castelejo. The whole stretch is a beach and reef setup, very consistent, but the wind and conditions are just fighting us nearly every day.

We kick it off on Wednesday the 19th with a tiny little 3ft NW windswell, period a short 8 seconds. The morning has a bit of a SE breeze blowing offshore, which would make it clean, but there's just no size or energy to get excited about (combined energy of all swells directed here is 73). It's surfable, but you won't be missing much.

From Thursday the 20th through to the morning of Tuesday the 27th of August, it's a real drag. The surf stays small, mostly under 3ft, and every session is plagued by onshore or cross-onshore winds. We see a bump in size on Friday the 21st with 5ft, and Saturday the 22nd pushes up to 6ft, but the onshores are fresh and lumpy (30-35 km/h winds). That's not paddle surfing – that's a kite session if anything, with all that chop. The energy ramps up a bit there (moderate energy 346-487) but it's ugly.

There's a glimmer in the distance, but it's a tease. On Friday the 28th of August, the swell jumps to 7ft from the NW with a very long period of 11 seconds, and the energy is strong (1575). That’s proper groundswell. But the N wind is slamming it at 30 km/h cross-onshore. The setup looks like it would be big, straight, and lumpy. Too big for beginners, borderline for most. The following days drop back a bit, but the wind stays on it. The morning of Monday the 1st of September really pumps up again – 7ft of NW groundswell with a 12-second period and a huge energy (1451), but again, the onshores are hammering it. That’s strictly for the expert crew or the foilers if anyone's brave.

The only date that offers a real chance of something clean is the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September. We get a drop in swell to 6ft from the NW (period 11 seconds) with a light cross-onshore breeze (10 km/h from the NNE). It's described as "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions," but with that groundswell energy (843) and almost no wind, that's your best shot for a session that won't be a wrestle. It's just over a week away, so it's promising but uncertain.

Water temp is about average for this time of year.

Honestly, if you have to paddle, the calendar is empty right up to that 2nd of September window. Otherwise, it's wait and see.

Rusty

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