Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – looking at the next 16 days, it's a tough one for the Algarve. The surf is basically non-existent. We're staring down a long, dry spell with no real swell to speak of.

The first proper surf recommendation we get kicks off with a tiny pulse on the 31st of July. That window from the 31st of July all the way through to the 15th of August is mostly a bust. There are several days where there's literally nothing to ride, and the rest of the time we're looking at tiny, weak waves. The combined swell energy is almost non-existent, with values mostly in the single digits or low teens (10, 59, 76, 3, etc.), which is about as weak as it gets.

Luz (Luz-1) is the only game in town, and it's a consistent but inconsistent kind of spot, which makes these flat spells even more frustrating. The water is a major talking point for the first session on the 31st – it's a very unusual 65°F, which is a massive 6°F colder than average for this time of year. That's a proper cold shock when you're expecting a summer warm-up.

The very best of a bad lot looks like Saturday morning, 1st of August. We'll have a tiny 2ft of swell from the west, but the real win is the light offshore wind from the NNW at 6 mph. It'll be clean, glassy conditions, but the waves are tiny, short-period (9 seconds) junk. It's barely surfable, and the spot is inconsistent, so don't hold your breath.

Honestly, nothing here is a standout. The swell is too small and weak. For a point break that needs a decent groundswell to work, these short-period, tiny west swells aren't going to do much. The setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle board for the next two weeks.

Keep your hopes low and your expectations lower. The forecasts can always change, but this run looks pretty normal for a summer flat spell in the area.

- Rusty

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