Bakio Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Right now, surf at Bakio is pretty flat and not worth the paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of weak, small, messy waves with hardly any energy, and the wind’s been all wrong. Honestly, the first week or more is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a few small windows with glassy conditions, like Tuesday morning (11th August) when the water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 74°, but the swell’s only 2ft from the NW with a short period of 8 seconds and combined energy of just 60 (weak). It’s surfable, but ordinary – nothing to get excited about.

We don’t see anything that really stands out until Friday the 21st of August. That morning is your best bet. The wind goes calm and glassy, and we get a 4ft NW swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 242 (moderate). The report says expect good surf conditions. That’s the one to circle. The swell direction (NW) isn’t the absolute optimum for Bakio (which favours NNW), but it’s close enough, and with those clean conditions it’ll be your best session in the whole forecast.

After that, the wind spoils it again for a few days, with onshore and cross-shore breezes messing up the shape. There’s a pulse of bigger swell around the 22nd and 23rd, with 5ft and 5ft waves, but the wind is strong and cross or cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor quality. Not worth it.

Later, on Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th mornings, the wind turns cross-offshore and light, giving clean conditions again. The swell drops a bit – around 3ft to 4ft – so it’s small but clean, a decent option if you missed the 21st. But the 21st is the standout.

Overall, be patient. Bakio is mostly poor through this outlook, but the 21st August morning is the real gem.

Rusty

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