Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s be straight with this one: the next two weeks are going to be a tough watch here. The whole 16-day window is a long stretch of small, weak, messy surf with hardly any quality on offer. From the 18th of July through to at least the 25th, it’s a consistent grind of poor conditions. There is a slight pulse around the 25th, but it’s still not clean. After the 25th, the energy drops back down again and stays limp all the way to the 2nd of August. Honestly, there’s nothing here to get excited about.

Let’s start with the first bit – Saturday 18th July into Sunday 19th. Ace (Mifalim) or Ako is your only spot on the board, and it’s a river break exposed to west swell. Saturday morning’s a joke: 2 ft from the west with a 7-second period, combined energy a pathetic 34, wind is cross-on from the southwest at 6 mph. It’s just poor. Saturday afternoon? No better – same height, cross-on from the west at 9 mph, energy down to 32. Sunday is even smaller: 2 ft on the morning and 2 ft in the afternoon, period never gets above 7 seconds. Wind is on or cross-on. Nothing to ride, nothing to recommend. Crowds? There’s no surf to crowd.

Monday 20th through to Thursday 24th just keep the same story going. Heights bounce between 1 ft and 2 ft, periods stuck in the 5 to 7 second range, combined energy barely climbs into double digits – most of the time it’s below 38. Wind is cross-on or onshore, mostly moderate breeze strength. No shape, no power, no reason to paddle out.

Now, Friday 24th into Saturday 25th shows a slight lift. On Saturday 25th morning, we see the only real pulse of the window: 4 ft from the west-northwest, period finally hitting 8 seconds, combined energy climbing to 181 – that’s moderate energy for the area. But here’s the catch: wind is cross-on from the southwest at 9 mph, still messing it up. The afternoon drops back to 3 ft, and it’s onshore. This is the only time you might see something with a bit of push, but the quality is poor due to the wind. There’s no standout here.

After the 25th, it’s back to the small stuff. From Sunday 26th to the end of the period (2nd August), the swell sits between 2 ft and 3 ft, period mostly 6 to 7 seconds, combined energy usually under 100. Wind is cross-on or onshore from the west or northwest, often moderate breeze. Every single record is marked as poor surf conditions. No clean windows, no offshore wind, no real consistency.

Because the spot is a river break, it needs decent swell and clean wind to function, and this forecast gives neither. There are zero surf-worthy windows across the whole 16 days. If you’re a kiter, maybe the breezy afternoons with 2 ft to 3 ft and wind from the northwest look more interesting than anything a surfer would paddle into. For a surfer? Leave the board at home.

Rusty

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