Playa de Gaztetape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Playa de Gaztetape has to offer over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a pretty clear standout right at the start: Saturday morning, August 29th. The water’s a toasty 75° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might not even need a full suit. We’re looking at a solid 6ft of swell from the WNW, with a 9-second period. That’s a decent little groundswell pushing in with moderate energy (497). The wind is glassy out of the SSW at just 3 mph, so the surface will be clean as a whistle. This is the best session on offer for a beginner-friendly wave. The swell is a touch too big for a total rookie, but it’s clean, consistent, and the break is fairly exposed to the NW.

Sunday morning, August 30th, is another ripper. The wind goes completely calm – glassy, and the swell holds at 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period. Energy is still solid (432). It’s going to be a great morning of clean, fun waves.

Monday morning, August 31st, keeps the run going. Another glassy morning with a 5ft NW swell at 9 seconds. Plenty of energy (466) and that light northerly breeze at 3 mph keeps it clean.

Now, the afternoons through this first stretch are a bit of a write-off. The wind swings onshore, so the quality drops. By Tuesday morning (September 1st), the wind picks up a cross-on component and the surf starts to fade.

From Wednesday, September 2nd, through to the end of the first week and into the second, we hit a long, poor run. Swell drops right off – we’re talking 3ft and smaller, with weak energy (down to 36 in places). The conditions are mostly poor, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and a lot of chop. This stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, given the bumpy conditions and small, weak swell.

After that gap, we do get a little flicker of hope on Saturday, September 5th. Morning sees a glassy calm with a 4ft NW swell at 10 seconds. That’s a clean window. Then Sunday, September 6th, is where it gets good again. Both the morning and afternoon are glassy or near-glassy, with a 4ft and 4ft NW swell respectively, and a long 11-second period. Energy is moderate (379 and 318). This is a promising, cleaner option after the flat spell, but it’s a week out so keep an eye on it.

After that, Monday through to the end of the forecast window on September 13th, it’s pretty much a flat, poor run again. The swell is tiny (0.7ft to 2ft) and the wind is all over the shop – onshore, cross-onshore, and generally messy. Not worth paddling out for.

So to sum it up: the best waves are the glassy mornings of this coming weekend, especially Saturday August 29th. The early mornings of the following weekend (September 5th and 6th) look promising but are a long way off. The rest of that second week is a blank run, which is a bit normal for this stretch if the swell windows don’t line up.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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