Vagabundo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you—this stretch is looking pretty grim. There's a persistent cross-onshore breeze that just won't let up, and while the swell sticks around, the conditions are a mess. The water here is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 76°F.

We kick things off on Wednesday afternoon, 19 August, with a small 4ft northerly swell, but with a 12 mph wind blowing straight onshore, it's not worth paddling out. This pattern sticks with us for days. Thursday and Friday keep the same script: small, short-period windswell around 4ft to 5ft, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface chopped up. The energy is weak, so there's just no punch.

The weekend is no better. Saturday morning is a 4ft northerly swell with onshore wind, and by the afternoon it's cross-onshore and choppy. Sunday is slightly better with a drop in wind speed to 9 mph, but it's still cross-onshore and the swell drops to 3ft. The energy picks up a bit on Sunday morning, but it's still poor.

Now, here's a glimmer. Monday morning, 24 August, we see a modest bump in swell direction to a more favorable NNW, with a 5ft groundswell and a long period of 12 seconds. The energy is moderate, and the wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-onshore. It's still marginal, but it's the best we've seen. The afternoon, however, gets blown out again with 16 mph winds.

After that, it's a slow slide into bigger but uglier surf. From 27 August onwards, the swell builds significantly, pushing 6ft to 8ft NNE windswell, but the period is short (7-8 seconds) and the wind cranks up to 19 mph, making it a cross-onshore, lumpy mess. The energy is strong to very strong, but with those winds and short period, it's unsurfable. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

The very end of the run, around 31 August into the first of September, shows the swell holding at 8ft to 8ft, still with a poor cross-onshore wind. The energy is massive, but the quality is just not there. We get a "marginal" rating on the 31st, but it's still a struggle.

In short, there are no standout days here. The best shot is that Monday morning, 24 August, for a short, early session with the cleaner NNW swell, but even that is marginal. The rest is a write-off. Don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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