Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – the next 16 days at Luz are a real struggle. There's no standout surf, not even a decent session. We're looking at a long, dry spell with hardly any swell to speak of, and what does show up is tiny.

Let's walk through it. Starting Monday the 13th of July, we've got a glassy morning with a tiny 0.3ft south swell, but the energy is weak (10) and the conditions are just poor. That sets the tone for the whole week. Tuesday the 14th has a clean 0.7ft west swell, but it's still not enough to get excited about. Wednesday through Friday the 17th, the swell all but disappears, dropping to zero for most of the period. There's a brief flicker on Friday afternoon with a 1ft west swell and clean offshore winds, but the energy is still low (21) and it's just not rideable.

The next week doesn't offer much hope either. From Monday the 20th of July, we see a slight uptick with a 2ft to 3ft swell from the ESE, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it's weak and messy. The energy does climb to 71 on Tuesday the 21st, which is moderate, but the swell is still too small and poorly formed to be worth a paddle. The wind stays offshore, keeping the surface clean, but the waves just aren't there.

The best of a bad bunch is probably the Friday morning of the 24th of July. There's a 3ft swell from the ESE, a 7-second period, and gentle offshore winds from the NNW. The energy is moderate (61), and it's clean. But honestly, that's still a very small, weak wave, and this spot is a point break that's inconsistent and rarely breaks. It's not a day to get your hopes up. For the rest of the 16 days, we're looking at flat, clean, empty ocean. If you're a kite surfer, the strong offshore winds on some of those afternoons might look interesting, but for a surfboard, it's a no-go.

Rusty.

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