Praia de Asturias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for our local stretch.

Honestly, for the first week, it’s a bit of a slow grind. The surf is small and the wind is mostly messy. There’s a few bright spots, but you’ll have to be patient. The standout window is actually in the second week, with a couple of mornings that look like they’ll be worth setting the alarm for.

Praia de Asturias is a sheltered beach and reef setup, and it’s inconsistent, so you’ve got to pick your moments. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

We start off with nothing much. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are flat and not worth a second look. Saturday the 8th morning shows a rise to 3ft from the south, but it’s onshore and messy. By Saturday afternoon, the swell builds to 4ft from the south with a very long 15-second period, and the energy jumps to 729 (moderate). The conditions are still questionable with onshore wind, but that long period hint is a tease. Sunday the 9th has a 4ft south swell with a 14-second period, and a cross-offshore wind that keeps it clean. The energy is 449 (moderate), but it’s still a marginal call.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are a write-off with rain and cross-shore wind. Wednesday the 12th is the same story.

Now, here’s the good stuff. Thursday morning the 13th of August is where it starts to get interesting. The swell is 4ft from the SSE at 12 seconds, with a glassy, clean surface. The energy is 481 (moderate). This is a genuine surfable window. Friday morning the 14th of August is even better: 4ft from the SSE, a 14-second period, and the wind is dead calm – glassy perfection. Energy is 653 (moderate). That’s a session you don’t want to miss. Keep in mind that spot is inconsistent, so when it’s on, it’s on.

The morning of Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are ordinary, but Monday the 17th of August morning has a 2ft SSE swell with glassy conditions, though it’s weak (119 energy). Good for a longboard if you’re desperate.

The real standout is Tuesday morning the 18th of August. We’re looking at 7ft from the SSE with an 11-second period. That’s solid, and the energy is 972 (strong). The wind is glassy. This is a proper swell. At over 8ft, it would be for experts only, but at 7ft it’s a solid intermediate-to-advanced wave. The crowd profile here is ‘sometimes’, so you might have some company, but it’ll be worth it.

The last few days of the window fade back to small, ordinary waves.

So, the two standout sessions are the glassy mornings of Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th, with that clean, long-period groundswell, and the bigger, punchy swell on Tuesday the 18th. The long period on the 14th might make the waves a bit too straight at the beach break, but the reef setup should handle it well.

Rusty

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