Cuyagua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the Cuyagua stretch. It’s gonna be a long, slow burn, but there are a few flashes of hope if you’re patient.

Right off the bat, we’re not looking at much. The next several days are pretty grim. The swell’s around most days, but it’s mostly short-period windswell (7 seconds) and the wind is just a pain – cross-onshore or cross, messing up the surface. The water’s sitting at a warm 82°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so at least the paddle won’t be a shock.

The first real glimmer shows up on the morning of Saturday, August 3rd. The wind goes glassy out of the ESE at just 3 mph, and we’ve got a clean face on a small 4 ft swell from the NE. The wave energy is weak (160), so it’s not gonna pump, but it’ll be rideable and the conditions will be good for a longboard. That glassy spell carries into the afternoon with the same clean vibe.

The standout of this whole outlook, though, has to be the morning of Sunday, August 4th. We get another glassy session, this time with a clean northerly breeze at 3 mph and a touch more push – 5 ft from the NE. The wave energy ticks up to 206, still moderate, but with those perfect, clean conditions and the swell direction lining up nicely for Cuyagua’s exposed reef setup (optimum is N), this is your best chance for a proper session. The swell is short period though (7 seconds), so don’t expect big, grindy barrels, but it should be clean, fun, and accessible for intermediates. This is a break that’s fairly consistent, and on a morning like this, it’ll be worth the wait.

After that, the forecast gets messy again. From Sunday afternoon right through to the end of the outlook, it’s a loop of cross-onshore winds, building chop, and questionable conditions. By the time we hit the second week, the swell bumps up – like the morning of August 12th with 7 ft and August 13th with 6 ft – but the wind stays ugly out of the ENE. A couple of those mornings have offshore wind (N and NW), so keep an eye on the charts, but the data says it’s marginal. The late part of the run on August 11th afternoon sees 8 ft from the ENE with a moderate cross-onshore, which is expert territory and messy with it.

Honestly, if you’re a surfer, lock in that Sunday morning, August 4th. The rest of the run is a lot of waiting and watching the wind. For now, that’s the one.

Rusty.

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