Playa de San Lorenzo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' to ya live from the Gijón shoreline. We’ve got a long 16-day stretch ahead, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a lean run for most of it. There’s hardly any real juice for a solid week or more, so we’re gonna have to be patient. We’ve got one brief spike of decent energy, and a couple of glassy windows that might scratch the itch, but overall, it’s a waiting game.

The first week is honestly a bit of a bust. From this Sunday, the 26th of July, right through to the weekend, it’s mostly small, weak, and crossed-up. The first hint of something half-interesting shows up on Monday the 27th. The swell pushes to around 6ft from the NNW, with that combined energy hitting 633 – that’s a moderate boost, you’ll feel it. But the wind is cross-on from the ENE, keeping it bumpy and messy. Not the day to call in sick for.

The standout window, and the only one I’d really circle on the calendar, is Thursday the 30th of July, early. Playa de San Lorenzo has a tiny 2ft swell from the NW with a period of 8 seconds – not gonna bowl you over – but it’s glassy. Flat calm. That’s gold dust for a break that’s already pretty exposed to the NW. The combined energy is weak, only 68, but when it’s that clean, you can still have fun on a log or a fish. It’s better than the rest of the junk we’re seeing.

After that, we hit a real dry spell. From Friday the 31st of July all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, it’s a desert. Swell drops below 3ft most days, energy stays under 100, and the wind is rubbish or glassy but with nothing to ride. It’s going to be a long, flat week. The morning of Saturday the 1st of August sees a glassy 2ft, and Sunday the 2nd has a glassy 2ft, but honestly, you’re just paddling around. It’s ordinary.

Then, right at the tail end of the forecast, we get a flicker of life. On Friday the 7th of August, the morning shows a pulse of 5ft from the north, short period at 7 seconds, but with glassy conditions. The combined energy jumps up to 206 – that’s moderate energy, the best we’ve seen in over a week. It’s still short period, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and dumpy at a beach break like Playa de San Lorenzo, not the cleanest lines. But after that long flat spell, a 5ft glassy morning is a welcome sight.

It’s a tough outlook, friends. The best advice I got is to keep an eye on the morning of the 30th for a glassy session, and then pin your hopes on that Friday the 7th of August window. The rest is a waiting game.

Stay tuned, forecasts can flip. This is Rusty, signing off.

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