Acapulquito-Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you: the next couple of weeks down at Acapulquito-Costa Azul look pretty quiet. There’s some swell on the cards, but it’s all on the small side, and the timing with the wind and tide just isn't coming together for a proper session, especially in the first week. The real standout, if you’ve got patience, is right at the very end of the forecast.

Let’s walk through it. We start off from Thursday, August 13th, through the weekend and into the following week. We're seeing a long-period groundswell (16-18 seconds) coming in from the S-SW, pushing the combined wave energy into the moderate range (around 601 to 1225). The swell height sits mostly between 3 ft and 5 ft, which is usually fun, but here's the rub: the wind is all over the place. Mornings have that light onshore or variable air, but afternoons get a stiff cross-shore or cross-offshore breeze that messes with the face. It’s small and bumpy, so not much to write home about. The water temp anomaly isn’t provided here, so we’ll just say it’s doing its thing for the time of year.

Tuesday, August 18th, the swell drops back to the 3 ft mark with a shorter period (14-15 seconds) and the energy dips into the 400-500 range. It stays pretty marginal. There’s a little flash on Wednesday the 19th afternoon where the forecast says “expect good surf conditions” but it's still only 3 ft – a clean little shoulder-high wave for the patient surfer, but not a standout.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From about Friday, August 21st, right through to Tuesday, August 26th, the swell bottoms out. We’re looking at 2 ft to 3 ft with weak energy (185-600). Some of those days are marked as “poor surf conditions.” This is a stretch where you might be better off waxing the kiteboard.

Now, the good news. The whole run really finds its moment right at the very end. Thursday, August 28th morning is the one to circle on the calendar. For that morning session, we’ve got a 4 ft SW swell (moderate energy around 804) and the glassy offshore wind is predicted. This means the lines will be clean, the surface smooth, and that long 15-second period will give you some push. This is the best looking window in the whole 16 days. This break is exposed to the S, so it catches this swell well. Be warned though, it can get busy here.

So the plan is simple: sit tight for most of the forecast, don't waste your petrol. If you can get a pass for the morning of Thursday, August 28th, that’s your shot. It's a promise that’s a little way off, but worth hanging in for.

Rusty.

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