Cuyagua Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows that have my attention.

Right, so the overall picture for the next 16 days is a bit of a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of mostly poor surf conditions, with a few brief moments that might be worth a paddle. The swell is coming from the ENE and NE, but it's short-period, wind-affected stuff for the vast majority of the time. There's a quiet start, with really nothing surfable on the cards until Sunday the 26th.

The first chance to get wet is on Sunday morning, July 26th at Cuyagua. It's a reef break, fairly consistent, and it handles a north swell, which is what we've got. The swell is a modest 4 ft from the NE, with a period of 7 seconds – so it's a bit short, but it might offer some shape. The real highlight here is the wind: it's glassy, dead calm. That's a major positive and will make for some clean, if small, waves. The combined energy is weak (105). It's a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" kind of session, but for a Sunday morning with no wind, it's the best we've got. Water temp is 81°, which is bang on average for this time of year.

Later on Sunday afternoon, the wind swings offshore from the SSE, but it's a moderate 12 mph breeze. The swell drops to 3 ft, and the energy goes weak (84). It'll be clean, but it's really small.

Monday morning, July 27th, is another shot at a glassy session. The wind is a slight air from the NW, and the swell is a tiny 3 ft from the NE. The energy is weak (83). Again, it's clean, but you'll be working for every ride.

After that, we're back into a long run of poor conditions. The wind goes cross-on or onshore, the swell gets chopped up, and the quality just isn't there. This pattern holds through to the end of July and into the first week of August. There's a spike in swell on Thursday morning, July 30th, with 6 ft from the NE, and a better period of 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (368). But it's still a "marginal surf forecast" call, and the onshore winds in the afternoon will ruin it.

The next real standout, and the one that gets my blood pumping a little, is looking at Saturday morning, August 8th. The swell is 6 ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, and the energy is moderate (275). The wind is light from the NNE, which is onshore, but if it stays light, the morning might offer some clean-ish lines. The afternoon is a no-go with cross-onshore winds. This is the biggest, most consistent swell of the whole window, but it's still a risky call this far out. For now, it's the only real highlight in the second week.

In short: Sunday morning the 26th and Monday morning the 27th offer the cleanest conditions, but it's small. The best chance for some size is on Saturday morning, August 8th, but it's a long way off and the wind could change. The rest of the time, it's a frustrating mix of onshore winds and poor quality. The crowds at Cuyagua are listed as "sometimes", so you might have it to yourself on those quiet mornings.

Rusty.

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