Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks look pretty darn tough for any decent paddle. We’ve got a full 16-day window on the charts, but the first recommendation isn’t until Sunday the 2nd of August, and even that’s a marginal call. So we’re looking at a solid 12-day gap with no real surf to speak of. It’s one of those quiet spells where you’d be better off waxing your board and waiting.

Let’s run through the daily grind. From Sunday the 19th through to the end of July, it’s a sad story of tiny, weak, and choppy mush. Swell heights are stuck between 1.0ft and 2ft, mostly from the WNW, with periods that are short and gutless – under 8 seconds, often just 5 or 6. The combined energy barely scratches double digits, mostly sitting between 7 and 69, which is seriously weak. And the wind? It’s cross-on or onshore almost every session, with a moderate breeze kicking up chop. Even the glassy morning on the 1st of August only has a 2ft swell and 6-second period, so it’s flat and clean, not surfable.

The only break on the menu is Acre (Mifalim) or Ako. It’s a river mouth, beginner-friendly, and consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell. The optimum swell direction is from the west, and we’re getting a lot of WNW, which is off its best angle. The water here is sitting at 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Now, on Sunday the 2nd of August, we finally get a pulse. The morning sees a 3ft WNW swell with an 8-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 94. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not clean, but it’s the first time the score even gets a look-in. It’s marginal, though – the report says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” This is the best we’ve got, but it’s still a tough sell. The afternoon drops back to 3ft and choppy cross-on wind.

The following Monday the 3rd of August morning has a 2ft WNW swell, with a 3 mph onshore wind and glassy water, but it’s just too small to get excited about.

So, to be honest, there’s no standout session here. The best on offer is that Sunday the 2nd of August morning, but you’d be surfing knee-high, short-period slop with onshore wind. It’s not a day to call in sick for. The whole period is a write-off for proper surf. If you’re into kite surfing, that afternoon breeze on the 1st of August with 16 mph cross-on wind might be more your thing, but for a paddle, I’d say give it a miss.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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