Playa de Traba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s look at what’s on offer for Playa de Traba over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the next few days are a bit of a write-off. The swell is just not working with the wind. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th are a no-go – we’ve got a cross-off breeze with a weak, short-period swell. The energy is low (197), and the water is a bit colder than normal at 64°F, which is a degree and a bit off the usual mark for this time of year. Wednesday morning the 5th has a little bump in size to 4ft from the NNW, with a longer period of 10 seconds, and the energy jumps to 381. The wind is cross-shore, which is a bit messy, but it’s the best we’ve seen so far. It’s still only a marginal call, though.

Thursday the 6th builds a bit more, with the swell hitting 5ft to 5ft, and the energy gets up to 510 by the afternoon. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore, and the quality is just not there – it’s lumpy and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Then we get a real drop. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th see the swell shrivel down to 1ft. The energy is tiny (42 to 47). We’re in a flat spell.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Sunday the 9th. The morning is glassy, with a light 2ft swell from the NW. The energy is still low at 64, but it’s clean. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is the best we’ll get for a while. Monday the 10th is also glassy in the morning, with a tiny 2ft swell. For a beginner spot, these are the only windows that might be worth a splash, but you won’t be getting your rocks off.

After that, the swell fills in again around Wednesday the 12th, with a 3ft from the NNE but a super short period of 5 seconds. That’s pure wind chop, and the wind goes onshore in the afternoon. Not good.

Now, the real action starts on the 14th of August. The swell jumps up to 8ft from the NNE, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The energy is pumping at 763, but this is a big, messy, and powerful swell. For a beach break like Playa de Traba, this is getting into expert territory. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, so it’s going to be lumpy, and honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s too big and sloppy for the average surfer.

The swell stays big through the 15th and 16th, with 8ft and 8ft, but the quality is poor – just a lot of raw, disorganized energy. By the 17th, it drops back down to 3ft and fades out.

So, the verdict? The best on offer is probably the glassy mornings of the 9th and 10th of August, even though it’s small. It’s clean, and for a beginner break, that’s the only consistent, user-friendly window. The bigger stuff from the 14th onward is just too messy and too big for this spot. There’s a long gap of poor surf from the 3rd to the 8th, and then again from the 14th to the end of the outlook, it’s all a bit of a mess. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but don’t get your hopes up for a classic session.

Rusty.

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