Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well folks, it’s Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for the Luz region, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’ve got a good long window of nothing to write home about, and it’s going to test your patience. The first real hope on the horizon isn’t until the 22nd of August, and even that isn’t a screaming gem. That’s a solid two-week dry spell we’re looking at, so if you’re Jonesing for a wave, maybe pick up another hobby for a bit.

For the next several days, from the 7th right through to the 21st, it’s flat. There’s just no swell energy out there. We’re looking at combined energies in the single digits and low teens, which is weak, weak, weak. We get a little 0.3ft bump from the west around the 10th and 11th, but with such a long period (12 seconds), it’s not going to do anything but maybe make the water look different. The wind is mostly offshore and clean, which is a total tease. Light winds, glassy mornings, all the good stuff, but with nothing to push around it’s just a pretty lake out there.

We see some south swell trying to show its face around the 14th and 15th, but it’s still just a whisper at 0.3ft. The period is long, up to 18 to 20 seconds, telling us it’s a distant groundswell, but it’s got no power behind it. The energy readings are still low, so it’s more about the potential than the reality. A few days later, around the 19th and 20th, we get a shift to a short-period (6 seconds) southeast windswell, but it’s still only 0.3ft to 1.3ft. It’s choppy and weak, not what you want.

Finally, we get to Saturday the 22nd. The swell starts to pick up a little. We’re looking at 2.3ft of short-period southeast swell. The combined energy finally gets to a moderate level at 35. It’s not big, but it’s something. The wind is offshore from the north at 16 mph, which will keep it clean. This is the standout, but only because everything else is so grim. The swell direction from the southeast is right in line with what Luz wants, and the period is a short 6 seconds. Short-period surf can be a bit soft and crumbly, but at this size and with that offshore wind, it might offer up a few fun little waves for the frothers on a log or a fish. It’s nothing to call in sick for, but it’s the closest we get to a surfable day in this whole run. The water temp is about normal for this time of year, so the 3/2 is probably fine.

This long, flat spell suggests the region is in a real lull. It happens. We’ll keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

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