Praia de Asturias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. For the next 16 days, things are looking pretty grim across the region, with only a couple of moments that might get you out of the water feeling like you actually scored. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy surf to work through, so patience is the name of the game.

The first real shot at anything worthwhile doesn’t arrive until Saturday, August 1st, after days of tiny, poor-quality waves. We start the period with practically nothing on offer—Wednesday the 29th through Friday the 31st are all write-offs with small, messy, onshore or cross-off slop. You’ll be sitting on the beach for that.

Come Saturday morning, August 1st, Praia de Asturias finally sees a small pulse of energy. We’re looking at a south swell pushing 2 ft, with a period of 11 seconds, and the real kicker here is the wind is glassy—absolutely dead calm. The combined wave energy reads at 122, which is moderate, but with those conditions, it’ll be clean and user-friendly. The water temperature sits around 68°, which is about average for this time of year. The swell direction is from the south, but the break prefers an east optimum, so don’t expect perfection—just a surfable wave for a beginner or someone wanting to take the longboard out. It’s an inconsistent spot and crowds are possible, so keep your eyes peeled for company.

The morning of Sunday, August 2nd, also offers glassy conditions with a tiny 2 ft southeast swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds, meaning weak, lumpy energy. Not much to write home about.

After that, we slip back into a long, frustrating run of marginal to poor conditions all the way through to early August. The morning of Tuesday, August 4th, has another glassy window with a 2 ft south swell and a 13-second period, giving us a combined energy of 169 and clean conditions. It’s surfable, but very ordinary—nothing to get excited over.

Friday, August 7th, sees a small window in the afternoon: a 2 ft south-southeast swell at 11 seconds with glassy conditions. Low energy at 124, but clean. It’s a session for the diehard.

The real standout—and I mean the only one that really counts—shapes up for Wednesday, August 12th into Thursday morning, August 13th. On Wednesday afternoon, a solid pulse of south-southeast swell hits 4 ft with a very long 16-second period, and combined energy rockets to 912. That is strong, powerful groundswell. The problem? The wind is onshore from the east, so the surf will be raw and ugly—not recommended for paddle surfing unless you’ve got a death wish. But Thursday morning, August 13th, that same energy drops slightly to 4 ft from the southeast at 10 seconds, combined energy of 614, and here’s the magic: the wind goes glassy, dead calm. For this break, which is a beach and reef setup, that long period may cause the wave to close out a bit straight on the beach, but at a reef or point, it would be gold. Considering the swell direction is southeast and the optimum is east, it won’t line up perfectly, but with the conditions so clean, it’ll be the best on offer. At 4 ft, it’s solid for intermediates, but not yet too big for a confident beginner to handle in the right spot. Crowds are possible at this spot.

Beyond that, the forecast goes hazy with poor onshore winds and small, short-period junk through mid-August. No other standouts to hitch your hopes to.

So, to sum it up: if you’ve got a window, Saturday morning August 1st and Thursday morning August 13th are your best bets. The 13th is the stronger, more powerful swell with glass, making it the true standout. But don’t expect a classic—it’s been a tough run and this region is holding on to a weak pattern.

Rusty.

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