Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Honestly, looking at the next 16 days, I've got to be straight with you – it's a quiet period for this area. There are no real standout sessions on the cards. The swell is tiny and inconsistent across the board, so we're looking at a long, flat run of poor surf conditions. The first bit of any real recommendation comes up on the 25th of August, and even then, it's marginal.

Let's start with Luz. This is a point break, set up for some SSE swell, but we just aren't getting it. For most of the first week and into the second, the combined wave energy is barely registering – mostly single-digit values, the highest I see is a meager 24 on the morning of the 18th. That's weak energy at best. The swell heights are stuck between 0.1m and 0.6m, with short periods very often, meaning no power or shape. Don't even bother paddling out; you'll just be bobbing around.

The water temp around here is about what you'd expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We do get a little flicker of hope right at the end of the window. On Saturday the 30th of August in the morning, the wind goes gentle offshore from the NNW, and we see a little 0.1m swell from the S with a very long period of 17 seconds. This is a long-period groundswell (combined energy of 12). Now, a 17-second period carries real energy, but it's only 0.1m – that's flat, no matter how you cut it. At a point break like Luz, that long-period swell might just wrap in and give you a tiny, clean, glassy knee-high wave. It'll be a challenge, but for a surf-starved local, it might be the cleanest water you'll see all week. The crowds are sometimes, so you might have it to yourself.

Overall, the first surfable-looking window is on the 25th of August, with glassy conditions in the morning but still tiny 0.3m swell from the ESE. It’s a long flat spell until then. The 30th of August morning is the only one I'd even sniff at if you're desperate for a clean paddle.

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