Castelejo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Castelejo is a tough one. We’ve got a whole lot of poor surf conditions and not much to get excited about for the next week. It’s a real quiet spell, but there are a couple of days where things might just come together for a paddle.

Right now, from Thursday the 23rd through Sunday the 26th, it’s a write-off. Blustery NNW winds are hammering the coast, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is small and weak. On Saturday morning the swell pushes to 4ft with a short 7-second period, but with 15 mph winds on it, it’s just messy. Saturday afternoon sees the swell hit 5ft and the combined energy climbs to 205 (moderate), but it’s still a lumpy, blown-out mess. The water temperature is 67°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday the 27th. The swell is still small, around 4ft from the NNW, but the wind finally swings offshore. We’re looking at a light ENE breeze at 3 mph in the morning, cleaning things right up. The combined energy is 173 (moderate), and the wave comment says "surfable but very ordinary." It’s not going to be pumping, but for a quick session on a clean, small board, it’s the best we’ve seen. The afternoon stays clean with a light SSW cross-off wind.

Then we hit another dry patch. Tuesday the 28th through Saturday the 1st of August is a grim stretch of small, weak swell and cross-onshore winds. The waves get tiny, dropping to 1ft on the 2nd of August, with that combined energy reading just 74 (weak). It’s not looking good for a paddle.

Monday the 3rd of August is our next standout. The swell is still tiny at 2ft from the WNW, but the wind is offshore again. A light ENE breeze in the morning and a clean ESE offshore in the afternoon will make those small waves glassy. The combined energy is only 92 (weak), so it’s a longboard or a foiler’s special. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s not packing much punch.

Tuesday the 4th of August is the best of the lot. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the WNW, but the period jumps to 11 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell. The wind is offshore most of the day, with a 15 mph SE breeze in the morning. The combined energy is 106 (moderate), and the wave comment is "surfable but very ordinary." This is the one to watch. That longer period will give the waves some shape, and with clean offshore winds, it’s your best chance for a decent wave. The break is a beach and reef setup, so that longer period might make it a bit more walled up, but it’s still worth a look.

The rest of the forecast after that softens back into small, onshore junk. There’s no big swell on the horizon, and the consistent winds are from the wrong direction. It’s a period where the setup looks more interesting for a kite session than a surf one, if you’re into that.

Keep an eye on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th of August. That Tuesday is the standout, but it’s a long way out, so don’t lock it in just yet. For now, the ocean is in a lazy mood.

Rusty.

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