Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Traba surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, WSW swell with 191 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Traba this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Traba over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Traba in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Traba over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let me break down what’s coming for Playa de Traba in the next 16 days, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—the start is dead. We’ve got a dry spell from now until Tuesday 4th August with nothing worth paddling for.
Thursday 30th July through Monday 3rd August: Zilch. Tiny, wind-chopped, poor surf. Combined swell energy barely hits triple digits on the best afternoon (124), but it’s all short-period garbage. Don’t bother.
Tuesday 4th August: A glimmer. Morning brings 0.9m from the WSW at a short 7 seconds, combined energy 111. Wind is light cross-off from the SSW, so it’ll be clean. It’s small and weak, perfect for a beginner but nothing to get excited about.
Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th August: Back to poor, tiny surf.
Friday 7th August morning: A better window. 1.1m at 9 seconds from the W, combined energy 217, clean with cross-off winds. Still marginal, but you can catch a few.
Saturday 8th August morning – THE STANDOUT: This is the best of the whole run. Swell hits 1.8m from the W, 10-second period, combined energy at a solid 587. Winds are light cross-off from the south, so the surface will be glassy clean. At a beach break like Traba, a 10-second swell can be a bit straight, but with that size and clean conditions, it’s the morning to get out there if you’re an intermediate or expert. Water temp is average for this time of year. The afternoon gets strong 30 km/h cross-off winds, so morning is the call.
Sunday 9th through Monday 10th August: Drops off again—small, weak, onshore chop.
Tuesday 11th August morning: A short-period windswell at 2.0m from the NNE, only 6 seconds, combined energy 319. That’s messy and dumpy—too big for beginners, not clean for experts.
Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th August: Small, poor, cross-on breeze. Not worth it.
Friday 14th August: The end of the line. A fresh 35 km/h cross-shore wind lumping up tiny 0.8m waves with combined energy only 90. Pure junk.
So bottom line: Saturday 8th August morning is your only real standout—clean, solid west swell with good energy. The rest is a lot of flat, choppy nothing. For a spot that’s usually fairly consistent, this is a rough stretch. But forecasts can flip, so don’t lose hope.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 57 | 103 | 110 | 75 | 55 | 92 | 89 | 78 | 155 | 164 | 69 | 83 | 91 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM2.91m | 5:54PM3.22m | 6:13AM2.96m | 6:27PM3.27m | 6:45AM2.98m | 6:59PM3.26m | 7:19AM2.98m | 7:32PM3.21m | 7:54AM2.93m | 8:08PM3.11m | 8:32AM2.86m | 8:49PM2.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.42m | 00:07AM0.33m | 12:11PM0.35m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:43PM0.34m | 1:11AM0.29m | 1:17PM0.37m | 1:45AM0.33m | 1:53PM0.45m | 2:21AM0.41m | 2:33PM0.56m | 3:03AM0.54m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 57 | 80 | 71 | 41 | 55 | 92 | 89 | 78 | 155 | 164 | 69 | 83 | 26 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 9 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 5 | NNW 9 | NE 5 | SW 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 16 | — | 13 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 29 | 103 | 110 | 75 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 128 | 89 | 51 | 154 | 39 | 26 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
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