Playa de Gaztetape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same picture for Playa de Gaztetape, but in feet and Fahrenheit.

The outlook is a real bummer, to be honest. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak swell with nothing behind it. The water is 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s great for a dip, but not for a surf.

The first time you’d even consider paddling out is the morning of Friday, August 7th. There’s a clean, glassy 3ft swell from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 68 (two-digit number, so barely any grunt). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The wind is light from the north, so it’ll be clean, but the waves are small and lacking any real power.

The following morning, Saturday the 8th, the swell picks up to 4ft from the NW, but the period drops to 6 seconds – that’s a short, weak windswell. The afternoon wind turns cross-onshore at 15 km/h, chopping it up into a messy, bumpy mess. The combined energy hits 117, which is moderate, but the wind ruins it.

You get another chance on the morning of Tuesday, August 11th. The swell is 2ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, with glassy conditions and a light ENE breeze. The energy is still weak at 74, and it’s just “surfable but very ordinary.”

The best of a poor lot looks like Sunday morning, the 16th of August. The swell is 4ft from the NNW, 7-second period, with glassy wind from the NNW. The combined energy reads 160, which is moderate, so there’s a bit more push. For a beginner, this is the highlight of the window – small, clean, but still very ordinary. The break is consistent, which is a small win, and it’s fairly exposed to the NW swell, so it catches what little there is. It’s a beginner spot, so crowds are sometimes a factor, but with this tiny surf, you’ll probably have it mostly to yourself.

The rest of the days are flat, blown out by cross-onshore winds, or have swell under 2ft with no energy. It’s a long, quiet period. If you’re itching for a session, the 16th is your best shot, but don’t expect much of a ride.

Rusty.

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