Acre (Mifalim) or Ako Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Morning crew, Rusty here. Looking at the stretch ahead for Acre (Mifalim) or Ako, and honestly, it’s a tough one. The waves are showing up, but they’re small and pretty ordinary for the most part. We’ve got a long gap of marginal conditions before anything even starts to feel like it’s worth getting wet for.

Right now, through the middle of September, it’s mostly small, weak WNW swell with short periods – nothing over 3ft and most of it sitting around 2ft to 3ft. The energy is feeble too, with the combined swell energy barely pushing past the low double digits (10 to 48). There are a few glassy windows, like Wednesday morning the 16th and Saturday morning the 19th, where the wind drops off and it looks clean, but the swell is just too weak and short-period to make it count. The water’s sitting at a warm 85°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – but that’s about the only highlight.

From the 20th through the 26th, it’s pretty much the same story – small WNW swell, mostly 2ft to 3ft, with moderate cross-onshore winds kicking up chop in the afternoons. The mornings offer a bit more hope, especially when it’s glassy, but the wave quality is still poor. The combined energy stays low (12 to 30), and with periods hovering around 6 seconds, you’re looking at weak, crumbly waves that fade fast.

Then we get a little bump at the end of the window. On Sunday the 27th, the swell picks up to 5ft in the morning, pushing to 5ft by the afternoon, with periods stretching to 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 245 – that’s the first real sign of life. But the wind is onshore and moderate, so it’s going to be lumpy and messy. Monday the 28th builds a bit more – 6ft in the morning with energy at 381 – but again, it’s onshore wind and the surf is still rated poor. It’s bigger, sure, but it’s not clean. For a beginner, 6ft is definitely pushing it, and even for more experienced surfers, the onshore wind is going to make it a battle.

Honestly, there’s no standout day in this whole stretch. The best you can say is that the middle of next week – specifically the 27th and 28th – has more size and energy, but it’s compromised by wind and poor quality. If you’re desperate, you might find a mushy shoulder on Saturday morning the 19th when it’s glassy and 3ft, but don’t expect much. The period is short, the energy is weak, and the consistency is just okay. If we get a lucky break in the wind, maybe a dawn session on a glassy morning will offer a few soft ones, but that’s about it.

With the current setup – small, weak, and often chopped up – this is looking more like a stretch for the kite surfers than the paddle crew. The beach break setup isn’t going to offer much shape, and the onshore winds through the afternoons will make it messy.

Keep an eye on that 27th and 28th though, because if the wind backs off, the size is there. But as it stands, I’d say park the board and wait for the next system.

Rusty, out.

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