Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, we’ll do the same rundown but in feet and miles.

It’s a grim outlook looking out over the next 16 days. We’ve got a long stretch of small, sloppy surf and not much to write home about. The first time you might even think about suiting up doesn’t roll around until Friday, July 17th, and even then, it’s a borderline call. There are a solid two weeks of pretty poor conditions to get through before that.

Right now and for the next week and a half, the waves are tiny and weak. The energy in the water is basically zero, with combined swell readings barely scraping into double digits most days – think readings like 19 to 49 (combined wave energy). The wave heights are hanging around 2 to 3 feet, and the period is short, down around 6 to 7 seconds. That’s just wind slop, not real surf. On top of the small size, the wind is a problem. It’s mostly cross-onshore or onshore, blowing at 6 to 12 mph, leaving the surface choppy and messy. Not a single day in this stretch looks good.

You’ll have to wait until the morning of Friday, July 17th before the forecast shows anything that’s not a complete goose egg. That morning, at Acre (Mifalim) , we see a slight bump in swell to about 3 feet, still from the WNW, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is 64. The big news for the morning is the wind – it's light and blowing from the West at 6 mph, which will be *onshore*. It’s an improvement over the cross-shore chop we’ve been dealing with. The water here is a touch warmer than normal for the season, sitting around 82°, but that’s about the only decent news.

Friday the 17th morning is the best the whole period has to offer, but I wouldn’t call it a stand-out. It’s still small, around 3 feet, with a short period, so don’t expect any real power. Crowds at Acre (Mifalim) can be an issue – it’s listed as a break where you’ll ‘often’ find company. The next morning, Saturday the 18th, looks similar: 3-foot waves with a light offshore wind again, but it’s the same small, weak swell.

After that brief, slight improvement, it’s straight back to the doldrums for the last couple of days, with tiny waves and onshore winds returning. Honestly, for this stretch, the conditions are so weak and windblown that it might be more interesting for the kite guys than someone with a paddle.

Hold tight, folks. The forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a lean run.

- Rusty

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