Laredo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up in our stretch of coast for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – we’re in for a long, quiet spell. We don’t see anything worth getting wet for until Saturday the 25th of July at the earliest. For nearly two full days before that, it’s just flat, weak, and not doing a thing.

Things finally stir to life on Saturday the 25th. Laredo is a sheltered spot, and that northwestern swell starts to show. The morning is a bit chunky for a beginner at 5ft with a NW direction, but it’s rideable. The afternoon winds swing offshore out of the WNW at 18.6mph, cleaning it right up. This is your best bet for the whole run – a solid, clean, knee-to-waist high wave, with the 10-second period holding some shape, and decent wave energy (231). It’s a consistent break that handles a little size. Still, if you’re new to it, that 6ft afternoon might push you a little.

Now, get this – the water temperature on the Thursday before is 74°, which is a massive 5° warmer than usual for this time of year in Laredo. That’s seriously unusual, and it feels like a bath for the time of year.

Moving to Sunday the 26th, the swell holds, but it’s a step down in quality. The morning has offshore wind again at 12.4mph with 5ft swell out of the NNW, but the conditions are just “ordinary.” The energy is good (232), but not clicking right. The afternoon gets a bit of cross-off wind and drops off.

Now for the highlight of the whole 16 days: Monday the 27th of July. This is where we get the real quality. The morning is clean, glassy, with a cross-off breeze from the NW at only 3.1mph. The wave height sits at a nice 5ft from the NNW, but look at the period – a solid 10 seconds, which is proper groundswell. The combined energy hits a strong 445, which tells you there’s real push behind these waves. This is not one for beginners; it’s a solid, clean long-period swell for the experienced crew. If you can paddle out at a point or reef nearby, the sets will be lined up and fat. The afternoon gets a bit of a crosswind, so hit the morning.

After Monday, it’s a slow fade. Tuesday the 28th is a write-off with onshore winds, and from there we’re looking at a long run of weak, small surf with only a couple of glassy mornings that just don’t have any height. The period drops back to 6-7 seconds, which is weak, jumbled chop. There’s nothing else that cracks a good score.

So to wrap it up: We have a big blank start, then a decent Saturday, and the absolute standout is Monday the 27th morning. Get on it if you can. After that, it’s a flat, quiet, two-week slide into early August.

Stay safe, Rusty.

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