Playa de la Cagonera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checkin’ in with the outlook for Playa de la Cagonera. Let’s be straight, the next week and a half is gonna be a real struggle to get wet. But hang in there, there is a glimmer of something better on the horizon.

The water’s sitting around 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be alright without a thick wetsuit.

First thing’s first, from now through to about the 23rd of August, it’s mostly a flat spell with tiny, weak wind swell. The energy in the water is just pathetic – all those two-digit numbers (74, 58, 85) tell you it’s weak as dishwater. Even when the wind does go glassy and the swell bumps up to 4ft on the 16th, the period is a short 7 seconds and the conditions are described as “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s not worth paddling out for.

We get a little more life on the 20th of August. A groundswell from the NW pushes in with a decent 11-second period and energy jumps up to moderate levels (572). But the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a messy, lumpy 5ft to 5ft. The call is “marginal,” so you’d be fighting chop more than catching waves. Probably more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer around here.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is on the morning of the 25th of August. Finally, a proper window. The swell builds to a solid 7ft from the WNW with a moderate 8-second period, but the energy is strong (535). The absolute key here is the wind: glassy, calm conditions. This is the best the forecast has to offer. The report calls it “good surf conditions,” and for this spot, that’s the one to aim for. The 6ft on the afternoon is going to be ruined by an onshore breeze, so make it a dawn patrol.

From the 26th onwards it drops back down into the 3ft to 4ft range, with tricky winds. You’ll find some fun glassy windows on the 27th and 28th mornings, but nothing that hits the high notes of that Tuesday morning.

Rusty, signing off.

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