Aviones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. There’s no single standout session that’s going to get the heart racing, and for long stretches, you’ll be better off doing something else. The first real blip of interest doesn’t show up until the very end of the month, and even then it’s a marginal call.

The first chance to get wet is on Monday the 31st of August. Aviones (reef) will have a 1.6m swell pushing in from the ENE, with a period of 10 seconds and combined energy of 447 (moderate). The wind is SSE at 25 km/h, blowing cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. That’s a bit of a silver lining, but the forecast is calling this “marginal” – it’s just not coming together well. The water temperature is sitting at 29°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Tuesday the 1st of September drops right back off, with the swell fading to 0.8m and the energy dropping to 112 (weak). The wind is light and cross-shore, but the surf is poor. Then we hit a real dead zone. From Wednesday the 2nd of September all the way through to Tuesday the 8th of September, the swell is tiny – mostly 0.5m to 0.7m, with periods around 5 to 8 seconds, and energy values that barely crack 100 (weak). The wind is generally cross-offshore, keeping the surface clean, but there’s just no wave power to work with. It’s a flat spell that lasts over a week.

Now, there is a flicker of something later on. On Wednesday the 9th of September, the swell picks up to 1.1m from the N, with a period of 12 seconds and combined energy jumping to 361 (moderate). The wind is east at 20 km/h, cross-shore, which will keep it from being glassy but it’s not terrible. The period is decent, so there’s some groundswell quality, but this is a long way out, and the forecast is still calling it poor surf. The next day, Thursday the 10th of September, shows a similar 0.9m swell from the NNE, with a period of 10 seconds and energy at 241 (moderate). The wind is cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but again, it’s only a marginal call.

The whole picture is one of very few options. The best on offer is that Monday the 31st of August morning, with the 1.6m swell and clean conditions – it’s the biggest and cleanest of the bunch, but it’s not a standout by any stretch. The other window is the 9th and 10th of September, but those are too far out to bank on. For now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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