Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. Honestly, the next 16 days are looking like a tough stretch for Acre (Mifalim) or Ako (Israel). We’ve got a long gap right from the start with no real surf to speak of. The first few days are flat and messy, and it isn’t until Monday the 27th of July that we see a glimmer of something – and even then, it’s only a marginal call.

The overall pattern is dominated by short-period, weak windswell. The swell energy is tiny, with readings mostly in the teens and twenties, barely scraping into the 50–60 range on a few afternoons. The only real pulse of energy comes on Saturday the 25th of July, when the combined energy jumps to 318 (moderate) in the morning, with a 5 ft swell from the WNW. But here’s the kicker – that same morning the wind is a cross-on SW breeze at 9 mph, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” The swell period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, not a proper groundswell. For a river break, that’s just not going to line up well. The afternoon is a bit smaller at 5 ft, but still onshore.

The only session that gets a score higher than zero is the morning of Monday the 27th of July. A 3 ft swell from the WNW, period 8 seconds, with a light cross-on NW breeze at 6 mph. The combined energy is 85 – still weak. It’s described as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” That’s the only day where you might get a few small, crumbly waves, but it’s not worth getting excited about.

Water temperature is 84°F with a 3°F anomaly – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice, but with no decent surf, it’s a tease.

The rest of the forecast is a flat, choppy mess. Light winds and small, weak swells that never break properly. The period is consistently 5 to 7 seconds, which is pure windswell. For a river break, this kind of setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly.

Bottom line: there’s no standout here. The only real window is Monday the 27th of July, and even then it’s marginal. The first week is a write-off, and the second week (into August) looks just as poor. This is one of those stretches where the area just doesn’t deliver. Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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