Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks at this spot.

Alright folks, Rusty here with the outlook for Luz. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty slow start, and honestly, the next 16 days are looking lean. We’re staring down a real dry spell before anything worth paddling out for shows its face.

For the first few days, forget about it. Friday the 11th is a write-off with tiny, poor surf. Then on Saturday the 12th, we get a little glimmer – a tiny 3ft swell from the ESE shows up in the morning. The combined energy is weak at 93, so it’s not much, but the wind is glassy, dead calm. That’s the only real positive. The afternoon cleans up but the swell drops right off.

The first real moment that might get your heart rate up is Sunday morning, the 13th. We’ve got a bump in size to 7ft from the ESE, and the energy jumps to a solid 904. The wind is a light cross-shore though, so it won't be perfect. It's still a bit messy for a point break like Luz, but it's the most size we see in the whole window. This one is for the intermediate crew; it's a bit much for beginners at that height.

After that Sunday morning, it just fades away. The rest of the week and into the next is a painful mix of tiny swells, cross-onshore winds, and very low energy. Monday the 14th has a 6ft ESE swell in the morning with 540 energy, but with a cross wind, it's not doing it for me. The Tuesday and Wednesday of that week are all offshore winds but with almost no swell – 0.3ft is barely a ripple.

Then we hit a real hole. From about Wednesday the 16th right through to the start of the following week, the surf is basically flat. The combined energy readings are down in the single digits. There’s some glassy conditions on the 24th and 25th, but with a 0.7ft swell, you’re just floating.

The best I can pick out of this mess is that Sunday morning session on the 13th of September for the most size. It’s not going to be glassy, but it's your best shot for a wave with some push. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report here.

Overall, it’s a lean run. The consistent swell just isn’t there, so don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now, you’re not missing much.

Rusty.

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