Playa de Traba Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking in from the beach.

Honestly, looking at the next 16 days for Playa de Traba, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a solid window of swell kicking off, but cross-shore winds are going to be an issue for a few days before we get some real quality.

We start on the 2nd of September (Wednesday) with small, weak stuff. The swell is a humble 2 ft from the WNW, but it’s onshore and choppy, so not worth paddling out for. Thursday the 3rd morning is pretty average too, but the afternoon on the 3rd gets our first little glimmer with glassy conditions and 2 ft WNW swell. It’s tiny and ordinary, but clean enough for a longboard after work. The combined swell energy is weak (94).

Friday the 4th is back to rubbish with 3 ft and cross-shore winds – skip it.

Now, the first real standout arrives on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning is the pick of the early window. We’ve got clean conditions with a light offshore breeze, and the swell jumps to a nice 5 ft from the NW. The period is a solid 14 seconds, so there’s proper groundswell energy in the water – combined energy hits 963 (moderate to strong). This is a good, solid, clean day for experienced surfers. The 6 ft in the afternoon gets messy with cross-shore winds and a risk of thunderstorms, so make the most of that morning session.

Sunday the 6th is a step down with a lighter 4 ft, and Monday the 7th has 6 ft but the cross-shore wind messes it up again. It feels like the winds are fighting us.

There’s another promising window on Wednesday the 9th of September. The morning is glassy again with 5 ft of NW swell (361 combined energy). Another solid, clean session for the intermediate crew.

The second week is more of a wait-and-see. There’s some swell around, but the wind is consistently from the NE at 15-22 mph, which is just too lumpy for good paddling. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th have some size (5 ft to 5 ft) and nice period, but the cross-chop makes it messy. Thursday the 10th afternoon has a 5 ft from the NNW with a 12-second period, but the wind is just a problem. We get one clean morning on Monday the 14th with 6 ft from the NNW and a light offshore, but the afternoon blows out again.

For the absolute best on offer: get in the water Saturday morning, 5th of September and Wednesday morning, 9th of September. Those are your clean, solid windows with the best chance of a proper session. The rest of the time, you’re either fighting the wind or waiting on small stuff.

Rusty.

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