Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. This next 16-day stretch is looking pretty flat and frustrating for our coastline. We’ve got a long spell of small, weak surf with less-than-ideal winds. It’s going to test your patience, that’s for sure.

The window kicks off with almost nothing on the table. We’re looking at a run of days where the swell is just about non-existent. From Thursday the 27th all the way through to Saturday the 30th, we’re dealing with waves in the 1ft to 3ft range. The energy is weak, with values mostly in the low double digits, and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making things a bit of a chop fest. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re absolutely desperate for a splash.

Then, we get a little tease. Sunday the 30th shows a slight bump, with the swell pushing to 4ft and the energy jumping up to 263, but it’s coming with a strong onshore wind and the call is still poor. It’s a bit more water moving, but it’s not going to be clean.

The start of September brings a brief moment of hope. Tuesday morning, the 1st of September looks glassy with the wind dropping right out. The swell is still tiny at 2ft, but that clean surface is a major positive. It might be enough for a longboard and a bit of a glide, but it’s not a proper surf. The energy is still weak at 58.

Honestly, from Wednesday the 2nd right through to the end of the period on Friday the 11th, it’s a pretty bleak forecast. The swell hovers between 1ft and 2ft, with weak energy readings. There are mornings with light winds and even a few glassy patches, like on the morning of Sunday the 6th, but the lack of any real swell makes it a non-event. There’s one day, Saturday the 5th, where the morning has a light cross-onshore with a 2ft swell, but it’s nothing to write home about. The winds are often onshore or cross-onshore, particularly in the afternoons, which will keep things lumpy.

To be honest, the only spot we’ve got on the map is Acre-Mifalim (Acre (Mifalim) or Ako). It’s a consistent river break, which is good to know, but even it can’t do much with this lack of energy. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 85°F, which is nice, but the waves just aren't there. Given how small and weak everything is, with the cross-onshore winds, it might be a better week to dust off the kiteboard than the surfboard for this stretch.

There’s a lot of waiting ahead. You’ll want to keep an eye on the charts because this flat spell has to end sometime.

Rusty

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