Valdovino Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the forecast for our stretch of coast. First up, the water is way colder than usual for this time of year – we’re talking a full 3.0° colder than normal, so if you’re paddling out in the early days, you’re gonna want a thick steamer.

Honestly, the start of this period is a total write-off. We’re looking at a solid gap of several days with nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are just tiny, weak, and messy. Wednesday the 19th has almost no energy (54 combined energy) with a tiny 1.3ft swell, and it just gets more frustrating from there. The wind is all over the shop, and the waves are crap.

We finally get a bit of life on Thursday the 20th, but it’s still marginal. The swell bumps up to 4.3ft from the NNW, and the energy jumps to 421, but it’s cross-on and messy. It’s not surfable fun.

The whole first week is a bust. The wind is constantly cross or onshore, and the swell is either too weak or just badly shaped. Even when the swell gets up to 6.6ft on Friday the 21st, the wind is ruining it.

The real story here is how the second week shapes up. It starts to get interesting. On Thursday the 27th, there’s a huge pulse of energy – 11.5ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, hitting 2959 combined energy. But here’s the kicker: that’s way too big for Valdovino. It’s a warning sign, not a green light. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, it might be a washing machine.

The one standout that looks genuinely good is on Tuesday the 1st of September. The morning session is the pick of the whole 16 days. We’ve got a solid 9.8ft groundswell from the NW, with a 12-second period, and crucially, a light offshore wind from the SSW. That’s a clean, powerful setup. The combined energy is a strong 2846. This is the window for experienced surfers only – that’s a big, powerful swell that will be holding its shape. It’s the only real highlight.

Before that, Friday the 28th of August gives a glimmer of hope with a 5.2ft swell and clean offshore wind in the morning, but it’s not in the same league as that September 1st session.

Overall, it’s a long, frustrating wait, but that first morning of September has the potential to be a proper session for the crew who know what they’re doing. The rest of the time, you’re better off checking the forecast again.

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