Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Alright folks, looking at the next 16 days for the Acre (Mifalim) or Ako break, I gotta be straight with you – we’re in a bit of a dry spell. The truth is, for the entire run, from the 21st of August all the way through to the 5th of September, every single session is flagged as "poor surf conditions". We're not talking about a day or two of waiting; this is a full-blown, two-and-a-bit-week stretch of minimal, weak energy.

Let's break it down day by day, because it's a story of persistence, not of glory.

Kicking off on the Friday morning of the 21st, we’ve got a tiny 0.4m swell rolling in from the WNW, but with a short period of only 4 seconds. The combined energy is just a measly 7, which is barely a ripple. The water's sitting at 30°C, which is 2°C warmer than usual for this time of year – so a touch warmer than normal, if you're just floating around. That morning wind is light and offshore from the West at 5 km/h, so conditions look glassy enough, but with that little energy and those short-period wind waves, it’s not going to hold much shape. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a WNW breeze at 15 km/h, but it's cross-on and choppy. It’s a long shot.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd are more of the same – 0.4m to 0.5m swells, periods still short, and the wind keeps coming in cross-onshore, keeping things choppy. The energy figures are pathetic, sitting between 6 and 21. You won’t need to paddle hard because there's nothing to paddle for. Monday the 24th starts off glassy in the morning, which is nice, but the swell is still 0.4m with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy barely tickles 12. The afternoon turns into a moderate cross-onshore breeze, chopping it all up.

We roll through the rest of the week – Tuesday the 25th through Thursday the 27th – and the story doesn't change. Swell heights hover around 0.3m to 0.4m. The combined energy is regularly in the single digits or low teens. You’re getting 6, 7, 11... these are numbers for a swimming pool, not a surf break. The wind is a constant mix of cross-on and onshore, never giving us a real clean window.

Heading into the end of August, we see a slight uptick. Friday the 28th morning we get a 0.6m swell, and the period starts to climb to 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 36 – that’s still weak, but it’s the best we’ve seen. Still, the wind is cross-on and light, so you might find a crumbly knee-high wave. Saturday the 29th sees the best combined energy of the whole run at 57 in the morning, with a 0.7m swell and a 7-second period. The wind is light and offshore from the West at 5 km/h. This is the closest we get to a window. It's still small, but for a dedicated soul, a longboard might find something ankle-to-knee high and clean for a couple of hours before the afternoon chop sets in.

After that, it tapers off again. Sunday the 30th through to Tuesday the 1st of September, we’re back to 0.5m to 0.6m, with energy dropping from 44 back down to 18. The wind remains a problem, almost always cross-onshore. The final few days, from the 2nd to the 5th of September, are a whimper – 0.3m to 0.5m, weak energy, and consistent cross-onshore winds. The swell direction pulls around to the West a couple of times, but there’s no power behind it.

So honestly, there’s not a single standout here, not one session I’d say "drop everything and go." The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Saturday the 29th of August, when the swell nudges up and the wind goes light offshore. It's a total gamble, and you'll need a big board and even bigger patience.

Take care, keep the faith, and remember – it’s still August.

Rusty

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