Chabela (Playas de villamil) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We've got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf ahead, so don't get your hopes up for anything epic.

The good news is, the water temp is sitting pretty close to average for this time of year, so it's not going to be a shock to the system when you paddle out at Chabela (Playas de villamil). That’s about the only thing that's comfortable though.

We're looking at a real dry spell. From Monday the 17th right through to the 28th of August, it's just a whole lot of nothing. The swell energy is mostly weak, often dipping below the 100 mark on the combined scale, and when it does pick up a little, the wind is just going to ruin it. We're talking onshore and cross-onshore breezes chopping up an already tiny wave. Monday the 17th starts with the smallest glimpse of hope, a 3ft SW swell with a 14-second period, but the morning cross-shore wind will make it a bumpy one. It's not worth rushing out for.

Tuesday and Wednesday are not much better. The swell tries to push a little higher on Wednesday morning, hitting 4ft, but that 13-second period and the cross-onshore wind will turn it into a lumpy mess. The energy is moderate at best, but it's just not going to have any shape to it. You'd be fighting the chop more than riding a wave. This is more of a kite-surfing kind of day than a paddle-surfing one, to be honest.

From Thursday the 20th right through to the end of the month, it just flat-lines. We're talking swell heights barely pushing 1ft to 2ft and energy readings consistently below 200. The winds are a mix of light and moderate, but they all have a nasty onshore or cross-onshore component. It's a whole lot of whitewash and closeouts if anything breaks at all. We've got roughly an 11-day stretch here with nothing worth mentioning.

There is a little flicker of life right at the end of the window. Around Friday the 28th of August, the energy jumps up significantly. We see it go from 275 to 579 in the afternoon, and then it keeps building into the 588 range on Saturday the 29th. The swell also comes up to a cleaner 3ft. But again, the wind is the killer. It's cross-onshore all the way through, which will keep the shape pretty messy. The period is a solid 16 seconds, so there's some punch behind it, but it's still not going to be a classic. It looks like the most promising period, but I wouldn't be calling it a standout. It's more like the least bad option. That Saturday morning might be your only chance for a few grovelly ones if you're desperate, but the wind just won't cooperate.

Hang in there. Forecasts can change, and a stretch this flat often doesn't last. But as it stands, the boards stay in the car.

Rusty

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