Boquines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Boquines for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a bit of a heartbreaker.

Right from this Saturday, August 8th, through the whole first week, we’ve got a constant 4ft to 6ft of windswell with a short, choppy 6 to 7-second period. You’d think a consistent reef break like Boquines would be all over that, but nope. The models are showing “poor surf conditions” for every single session. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, bumping it all up.

When we talk about the energy, the combined swell energy is sitting in that moderate range, with numbers in the 200s and 300s, climbing to a weak 442 on Friday the 14th and 446 on Saturday the 15th. To put that in perspective, that's the most powerful the surf will get, but with that brutal onshore wind, it'll be a messy, blown-out wall. It’s more of a battle than a pleasure.

The water temperature on that first Saturday is a relatively warm 75°F, which is about 2°F warmer than the long-term average for this time of year, so that's a slight bonus, but it's small comfort when the surf is junk.

There's no way around it: there is not a single standout session in this entire 16-day outlook. We have a solid 16-day stretch of poor conditions on the menu. There are no gaps in the surf, but there are no highlights either. For a break that’s as consistent as Boquines, it’s just a long, flat, and bumpy run.

The swell does start to clean up, though, as we get into the second week. Around Monday the 17th, the period lengthens to 8 seconds, and by Wednesday the 19th, it's pushing a 9-second period. The height backs off a touch to 4ft to 5ft. This is better, more lined-up surf, but the wind is still on it, so don't expect perfection. It's just less bad. The energy also drops back down into the 200s by then.

So, that's the deal. Boquines will have waves every day, but you'll be working hard for average ones. It's not a time to be picky about conditions; it's just about getting wet if you really need a fix.

Stay salty.

Rusty.

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