Playa de Traba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie, let’s talk it out. Rusty here, and I’ve been watching this stretch of coast. The long and short of it is: the next week and a half is mostly a bust. There’s a big dry spell before any clean lines show.

From Monday the 10th, it’s grim. The wind is cross or cross-onshore for days. The water temp at Playa de Traba is about 66°F, which is a touch under the average for this time of year. Not freezing, but you’ll feel it on a windy day.

The 10th and 11th are tiny: waves around 2 to 3 feet from the NW, short period, weak energy (121-185 range). Choppy and poor. Wednesday the 12th through to Sunday the 16th, the swell builds but the wind stays nasty. By Saturday the 15th, a short-period NNE swell (6 seconds) hits 7 feet, but it’s lumpy with a 35 km/h cross-wind. Energy hits 403, but it’s a mess. More for kite-surfing than paddling.

Sunday the 16th gets ugly: 10 feet of short-period junk, 30 km/h cross-winds, energy at 854. That’s big onshore slop—only for the brave or foolhardy. Monday the 17th is no better.

Then we get a break in the clouds. Tuesday the 18th of August is our window. The morning sees a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at 10 km/h, with a 7-foot NNE swell. It’s clean and ridable. But the afternoon is the real standout: the wind goes glassy at 5 km/h from the NW, the swell holds at 8 feet, and the energy is solid at 588. The comment says it all: glassy. That’s the session. The break likes the NW direction, so it’ll wrap in good. Crowds are a possibility, so paddle out early.

Wednesday the 19th morning is clean with a 5-foot swell, but it’s smaller and weaker. Thursday the 20th morning is okay for a knee-to-waist high clean wave, but nothing special.

After that, the wheels fall off again. From Friday the 21st, the wind goes bad, and the swell dies to tiny, weak lines. The 25th sees a massive energy spike to 1286 with an 8-foot NW swell, but the wind is a stiff 25 km/h cross-shore, so it’s lumpy. That’s one for the experts only, and even then, it’s a maybe.

So, Tuesday the 18th of August afternoon is the pick. Glassy, solid chest-to-head-high waves, and your best chance at a clean, fun session. Don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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