Agua Verde Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Agua Verde. To be straight with you, this is a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We’re looking at a lot of small, marginal days with a persistent cross-onshore or onshore breeze messing things up. The swell that does show up is coming from the southwest, which is right on the money for this point, but the size just isn’t there for anything to get excited about.

The water here is sitting at 89°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4°F above average, so you’ll be shedding the wetsuit for sure.

The first real glimmer comes right on Thursday morning, the 27th of August. It’s small – only 2ft of swell from the SW, but the wind is light and onshore, making it a bit of a paddle. The combined energy is weak (267), but it’s something. The period is 14 seconds, so there’s a bit of a long wait between sets, but that long period groundswell will wrap nicely around the point.

Honestly, the better bet is looking at the weekend, specifically the Saturday morning of the 29th. The swell picks up to 4ft from the SW, with a solid 16-second period. The combined energy jumps into the moderate range (835), which gives the wave a bit more push. The morning sees light onshore winds, and while it’s not glassy, it’s a cleaner window than the afternoons. This is the pick of the first week.

As we roll into the first week of September, it’s rinse and repeat – small SW swells, cross-onshore winds, and not much punch. The morning of Thursday the 3rd of September sees the swell nudge up to 3ft with an 18-second period and combined energy of 708, but the wind will be cross-onshore again. It’s frustrating.

Then we get a bit of a curveball. On the morning of the 9th of September, the wind shifts to a light cross-offshore from the southeast. This is huge for Agua Verde. The swell is 3ft from the SW with a 16-second period, producing combined energy of 417. This is the cleanest surf window in the entire 16-day run. The offshore wind will groom that long-period groundswell into nice, clean lines wrapping around the point. It’ll be a rare treat, but it’s still a small wave. If you can wait, this is the standout session.

Beyond that, the second week fades back into small, poor surf with onshore winds. There’s a gap of nearly two days from the 10th to the 11th with nothing worth mentioning.

So, if you’re chasing the best of a quiet period, sit tight for the morning of Saturday the 29th of August for the biggest swell, or hold out for the morning of the 9th of September for the cleanest conditions. It’s not firing, but there are a few windows for the keen.

Rusty.

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