Acapulquito-Costa Azul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s a bit of a strange one for us. The surf is on the way, but we have to go through a dicey start to get to the good stuff. The whole period is for one spot: Acapulquito-Costa Azul (beach and reef setup).

The water is sitting at a very warm 88° with a massive anomaly of 5°, so it is much warmer than usual for this time of year.

We get a bit of swell right away, but Thursday September 3rd afternoon is not the one to paddle out. You’ve got 8ft of messy, onshore wind swell from the south with a short 11-second period. The energy is strong (2763), but it’s blowing onshore and the call is marginal. Forget it.

Friday September 4th and Saturday September 5th are still pretty average. The swell drops to the 5ft to 7ft range, but the winds are all wrong—cross-onshore and choppy. Not worth getting wet.

Sunday September 6th is still small but starting to clean up. By Monday September 7th, we finally get a window. The morning has a clean 5ft swell from the WSW (11 seconds) with a light offshore cross-off breeze. But the *real* standout is Monday afternoon. The swell drops slightly to 4ft from the WSW, but the wind goes totally glassy. That is the best surf of the first week. For a spot that can be inconsistent, that window of glassy conditions on a modest swell will be the one to hunt.

The following days into the second week see the swell fade, dropping under 3ft. The conditions stay clean and glassy through the mornings and afternoons, so there are fun little waves to be had, but nothing with any punch. The energy drops into the low hundreds.

Wednesday September 9th and Thursday September 10th are small and a bit bumpy, but then things get interesting again heading into the second weekend. On Friday September 11th morning, we get another absolute gem. Glassy winds with a 3ft SW groundswell (15 seconds). This is a long-period groundswell, so at a beach and reef mix it might be a little straight, but the clean conditions make up for it.

The best on offer, though, is right at the very end. Mark your calendars for Thursday September 17th morning. The swell bumps back up to just 2ft, but the period is a very long 21 seconds from the SW, and the wind is glassy. The energy jumps to 731. This is a proper groundswell event for the expert crew. The following day, Friday September 18th, looks even better with 3ft of 20-second groundswell and glassy, calm conditions all morning and afternoon (energy 897 and 847). This is the highlight of the whole 16-day run. It’s a two-week wait, but that final stretch looks like a promising, clean, long-period groundswell window.

We are surfing here, not kiting. The beach and reef setup just needs the right wind. That glassy window we get in the second week makes it a proper paddle destination.

Rusty.

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