Praia de Asturias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Praia de Asturias. This is a sheltered, beginner-friendly beach and reef setup, but it’s also inconsistent and it can get a few people out there at times. We’ve got a long stretch ahead, and honestly, the first week is a bit of a struggle.

Right now, we’re looking at a real quiet start. The opening swell on Saturday morning, August 1st, is a tiny 4ft from the east, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 209, and while the wind is glassy, the waves are just ordinary. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on. Saturday afternoon drops off to almost nothing. Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are a write-off – tiny surf, poor conditions. Tuesday the 4th is glassy again but with a pathetic 1ft swell. The whole first week is a bust, with a solid 5-day gap of no real surf.

Things start to flicker on Wednesday the 5th morning. We get a clean 2ft from the south with a moderate energy of 143, but it’s still just ordinary. The real shift comes on Saturday the 8th. The morning is glassy, and we see a clean 4ft swell from the south-southeast, with the combined energy jumping to a solid 273. The afternoon holds the same size, glassy wind, and the energy climbs to 331. That’s the best we’ve seen, and for a beginner spot, these are fun, clean waves. Crowds are possible, so get in early.

Sunday the 9th gets bigger. The morning brings 5ft from the south with a very long period of 15 seconds, and the energy is a strong 871. The wind is cross-offshore and clean. The afternoon is even bigger, with 5ft from the south and a 17-second period, pushing the energy to a massive 1527. This is solid groundswell. The long period means it’ll have real power, but at a beach and reef like this, it might start to close out a bit. It’s probably getting too big for beginners, and the chop from the moderate breeze could make it tricky. Monday the 10th stays big, 6ft in the morning, but the cross-onshore wind makes it choppy. This is starting to look more interesting for kite surfing than a relaxing paddle session.

The swell drops after that. Tuesday the 11th is onshore and messy. Wednesday the 12th is a nice return to glassy conditions, with a clean 3ft from the south-southeast, a moderate period of 12 seconds, and energy of 254. That’s a decent little session. The following days are a mixed bag of small, clean waves and some rain, but nothing really stands out. The standout sessions are the glassy, clean 4ft on Saturday the 8th, and the bigger, clean groundswell on Sunday the 9th, though that one is for the more experienced crew.

That’s the picture. Stay salty, catch the clean ones when they come.

Rusty

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