Luz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, saddle up. Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase – the next couple of weeks are looking flat and pretty grim for the lineup. I’ve got the full rundown from the 2nd through the 17th, and it’s a long stretch of nothingness.

We're looking at Luz, a point break that's already inconsistent at the best of times, and it's going to be a real test of patience. The water is sitting at 66°F, which is a solid 5°F colder than normal for this time of year. You'll want the thickest wetsuit you’ve got, because that’s properly chilly.

The whole period starts with a whole lot of nothing. From Sunday the 2nd through Tuesday the 4th, there’s not even a bump on the buoy reading. Just clean, cross-off winds and a flat, empty ocean. It’s a good time to clean the wax off your boards and fix those fins.

We finally see a whisper of life on Tuesday afternoon, but honestly, it's not worth getting wet for. A tiny 0.3ft of south swell pushes through with a 13-second period, but the energy is a paltry 3. It’s more of a ripple than a wave. Wednesday the 5th offers a similar story: the swell picks up slightly to 0.7ft from the west with a 10-second period. The energy is still weak, at 8. Winds are offshore and moderate, so the surface is clean, but it’s not breaking with any power. This is as good as it gets for the next week, and that’s saying something.

The rest of the week and into the next is a flat, offshore-blown wasteland. From Thursday the 6th all the way through Tuesday the 11th, we see nothing but zeroes in the swell column. The winds are consistently offshore and clean, so if it were breaking, it would be glassy. But there’s just no swell to push through.

There’s a tiny, almost laughable, blip on Monday morning the 10th – 0.7ft of west swell with an 8-second period. The energy is still weak at 5. Honestly, you’d need a longboard and a lot of hope to get a ride on that. On Tuesday the 11th, we get a couple of 0.3ft west swells with a short 7-second period. The energy is down to 1. It’s more like the ocean is just twitching in its sleep.

From Wednesday the 12th all the way through the end of the forecast on the 17th, it goes completely flat again. No swell, just clear skies and offshore breezes. It’s a 6-day stretch of nothing down at Luz. The setup looks stellar, but with zero waves and onshore winds picking up in the afternoons, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers.

So, bottom line is, there are no standouts here. There is no day that’s better than another. The only honest recommendation is to find something else to do for the next couple of weeks. It’s rare to get a run this blank, even for an inconsistent spot like Luz. Forecasts can change, so we’ll keep an eye on it, but as it stands, keep the board in the car and the wetsuit in the cupboard.

Rusty.

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