Campeche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got on the cards for Campeche. It’s a pretty quiet picture for the next couple of weeks, so we’re going to have to be patient.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a long, dry spell. From now through the morning of Wednesday the 22nd, it’s really not worth paddling out. The waves are tiny, mostly around 0.3ft to 1ft, with hardly any energy behind them. The wind is mostly cross-off or light, but the swell just isn’t there. You’ll be floating more than surfing.

Things start to show a tiny pulse of life on the morning of Thursday the 23rd. We’re looking at a small SSE swell around 2ft with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 86, but for the first time, the conditions are described as "surfable." The wind is a clean cross-off from the NNW, so the surface will be tidy. It’s small, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The Friday morning of the 24th is a similar story – a tiny 2ft SSE swell with a 10-second period and a clean cross-off breeze. The energy bumps up just a tick to 102 (moderate energy), but it’s still barely a ripple. These are the two brief windows early in the forecast where you might get a limp, clean wave to yourself.

The standout, if you can call it that, happens on the morning of Sunday the 26th. We get a bit of a pulse with a 6ft SE swell, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds. The combined energy hits 420 (moderate energy), but it’s lumpy and messy with a cross-on wind. The report even calls it "marginal." This is strictly for the experienced crew who don’t mind a battle. It’s the biggest swell of the run, but the quality is poor. For a beginner, 6ft is already a bit much, and with the onshore wind, it’s not a good look.

The rest of the run into the end of the month is a similar story of small, weak swells and mostly clean but unexciting winds. We’re talking 2ft to 2ft on the 27th and 28th with cross-off breezes, but the energy is low and the waves are just too small.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is a *very* small, clean window on the morning of Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th. If you’re desperate for a longboard and a glassy surface, that’s your moment. For the bigger, messier pulse on the 26th, only the experts should bother. Otherwise, it’s a quiet couple of weeks for Campeche. Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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