Andicuri Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are a tough watch for us at Andicuri, I won’t lie. The whole outlook is basically a write-off for decent paddle surfing. Winds are consistently a problem and the conditions just aren’t there. Strap in.

We start on Sunday the 9th. Even though there's some swell – around 6 ft coming from the ENE with a short, weak 7-second period – the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore from the East. That’s blowing it all to bits. The combined energy is weak (255), and the water is a warm 82°, which is about normal for this time of year. But the report says it's "poor surf conditions." That’s the story for the whole day.

Monday the 10th doesn’t get any better. The swell pushes up to 7 ft, still short period from the ENE, but the wind cranks up. By the afternoon, we’re looking at a near gale from the ENE at 31 mph, making it cross-onshore. Energy is climbing into the moderate range (514 in the afternoon), but it’s completely blown out. Not surfable.

The pattern locks in for the rest of the first week. Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th, Thursday the 13th, and Friday the 14th all show the same problem. Swell hangs around 7 ft to 8 ft from the East or ENE, with short 7-8 second periods. Combined energy gets into the moderate zone, hitting 623 on Friday morning. But every single session has cross or cross-onshore winds between 25 and 31 mph. It's just messy, lumpy, and blown out. No chance for a clean wave.

Saturday the 15th is the biggest swell of the window, but it's a classic trap. The swell jumps to 10 ft from the ENE with a longer 10-second period. Combined energy skyrockets to 1884 in the morning – that's very strong. But with a risk of thunderstorms and cross-onshore winds at 19 mph in the morning, it’s going to be a big, ugly, choppy mess. This much swell (over 8 ft) is strictly for experts anyway, but with the wind, it’s not even that. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.

Moving into the second week, from Sunday the 16th through to Saturday the 23rd, it's more of the same. Swell drops back to between 5 ft and 8 ft, still from the East or ENE. Periods are mostly short, 6-8 seconds, with one small window of 12 seconds on the morning of Tuesday the 18th. That long-period groundswell would normally be a plus for a point or reef, but Andicuri is an exposed beach setup, and the wind is still a strong cross-shore or cross-onshore at 19-28 mph. Combined energy fluctuates from moderate (230) back up to strong (597 on the 18th morning), but it doesn't matter – the wind kills it. The report keeps saying the same thing: "poor surf conditions."

Even on the final day, Monday the 24th, we finish with a 6 ft swell from the East, a short 6-second period, and a strong 25-28 mph wind from the East. It's a total blank run. There are no standouts. No recommendations. Not a single day worth paddling out. For this area, a stretch this long with no decent conditions does happen. Forecasts can change, but for now, I'd keep the board in the car and wait for this wind pattern to shift.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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