Praia de Asturias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve got a look at the next 16 days for us up here in Asturias.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch of forecasts. We’re looking at a lot of small, limp swell and a fair bit of onshore wind. The water temp is sitting at about 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no complaints there.

The first bit of surf worth paddling out for is on Friday the 24th of July. It’s not going to be anything to write home about. Praia de Asturias is a beach and reef setup, sheltered from the swell, and it’s inconsistent. Friday morning we’ve got a small 3ft south swell with a short, weak 8-second period. The combined energy is only 110, so it’s weak. The wind is WSW and cross-offshore, which will keep the surface clean, but it’s just ordinary. That afternoon, it picks up a tiny bit to 4ft from the south with a 9-second period, energy jumps to 204, but we get light rain and still just a cross-off wind. It’s surfable, but nothing to get stoked about.

Saturday the 25th is much the same story. Morning has 3ft from the SSE, 9-second period, cross-off breeze, clean but weak. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore, and it’s poor.

Sunday the 26th of July is actually a bit of a tease. The swell is only 2ft from the south, but the period stretches out to a long 14 seconds, giving it a combined energy of 242. That’s a proper groundswell pulse. The morning is glassy, absolutely dead calm, with a NNW wind at 0 mph. This would be the cleanest surf of the whole period, but it’s tiny. For a longboard or a funboard, that could be a really fun, glassy session if you’re not expecting power.

Monday the 27th, we’re back to small, weak surf. Tuesday through Thursday (28th to 30th) is a dead zone. Swell drops to 1ft. The combined energy is in the 40s and 50s. It’s basically flat. The wind is clean sometimes, but there’s just no wave to ride.

This poor run stretches all the way through the end of July and into the first few days of August. There’s a small bump on the 1st of August with 1ft, weak energy, and glassy conditions in the morning, but it’s not really surf. We get a slight uptick on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning shows a 2ft swell from the SSE with a very long 15-second period, giving us 192 combined energy. The wind is light and cross-off from the north, so it’ll be clean. Still, 2ft is a knee-high wave at best.

The 4th of August morning has a 3ft south swell, 12-second period, and 181 energy. The wind is calm and glassy. That’s probably the best call for the whole two weeks if you’re desperate. It’s still small, but it’s clean and rideable. The afternoon is also glassy with similar 3ft.

After that, it fades again. The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th of August are all back to tiny, weak swell with combined energy under 100. There are some glassy mornings on the 6th and 7th, but the waves are just too small to get excited about, measuring 2ft to 2ft.

For a standout, it’s got to be Sunday the 26th of July. That glassy, long-period south groundswell, even if it’s small, will be the cleanest, most lined-up wave of the period. The other call is Tuesday the 4th of August. It’s a bit bigger at 3ft, still clean, and the period is good. But neither of these are proper waves. The rest of the run is a write-off.

Rusty.

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